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General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 15-80 m 0.5-30 MHz 25.615-30.105 MHz (restricted in most countries)
Modulations CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15-80 m 1.8-30 MHz 25.615-30.105 MHz (restricted in most countries)
Modulations CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM  
RF-output 2.5 W 15 / 25 / 50 / 100W 15 W (export), 4 W normal

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 or 24 V DC ± 10%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1983 in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 2016 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? ? 122 × 35 × 165 mm
(4.80 × 1.38 × 6.50 in)
Weight ? ? 480 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Large LCD
Internal and external antenna tuner options
Data Communications capable up to 300 bps AFSK / FSK
Optional Selective Call System (with optional KPE-1)
VOX capability
Color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000008 KENWOOD-TRC-000080 3140650022063