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HF Transmitter
Desktop VHF Transceiver
2m/440 Transceiver APRS | TNC | Echolink ready | GPS

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Within ±2 kHz during one hour after one minute of warm-up, and within 150 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter ±5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 50-54 MHz in 4 bands 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1 µV (30 dB S/N)
AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 4 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
-6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 50-54 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 100 W 10 W (AM: 5 W) 50 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX - 0.8 A 1.2 A max
TX ? 4 A max 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions ? 278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
Weight ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
GPS
APRS
Dual Receive on Same Band (VxV, UxU)
EchoLink
Invertible Front Panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HX-001681 KENWOOD-TS-000600 KENWOOD-TM-D000710G