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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
< 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 5-70 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 600 mA
TX - 300 mA-1.7 A 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 2.35 kg (5.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II". DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) KENWOOD-TM-002570A