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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 6 XTAL channels for Rx and Tx 5 / 10 (and 25?) kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10 m 143.9-148.3 MHz 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 30 dB S/N
≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne, XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) 2 W 2 W into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10 m 143.9-148.3 MHz 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   FM  
RF-output 5 W 10 W 5 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12V DC or mains 12.6-16 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 400 mA
TX ? ? 5.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 196x in USA Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
210 × 70 × 251 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.88 in)
147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 6 channels in bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Tone burst encoder optional ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000019-'TENER' HEATHKIT-HW-000202 KENWOOD-TR-007730