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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±5ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   -
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) ?
Selectivity ? -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double Super Heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 2 kW

Connections

Antenna - N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 1 A max ?
TX - 11.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 311 × 133 × 209 mm
(12.24 × 5.24 × 8.23 in)
140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
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Weight 4.00 kg (8.8 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? APRS
Auto repeater offset
Band scope
Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6
DTMF hand mic
DX-info
Dual display
PBBS
Packet 1200/9600 TNC
Remote head
Twin RX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000091 KENWOOD-TM-D000700E HEATHKIT-SB-000240