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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV 0.5 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N) 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB/FSK: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) ? 280 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output 5 W SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), FSK: 100 W (input) 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12V DC or mains Mains 7.5-16V DC
Current RX ? ? 50 mA
TX ? ? 1.3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 196x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
320 × 140 × 320 mm
(12.60 × 5.51 × 12.60 in)
62 × 166 × 37 mm
(2.44 × 6.54 × 1.46 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 361 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000029A-'SIXER' KENWOOD-TS-000900 KENWOOD-TH-000235A/E