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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 118-174 / 300-520 / 800-999 MHz (after modification) -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC +/- 15% 115 / 230V AC
Current RX ? Max 1 A -
TX - Max 11 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1998 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None 180 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/PL. 1K2/9K6 bd packet ready ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' KENWOOD-TM-G000707A KENWOOD-TX-000599