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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 m
Modulations - FM   CW  
RF-output ? High: 50 W/35 W, Low: ?/? W 90 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC External PSU (500-600V DC @ 100 mA; 6.3 V @ 4.7 A or 12.6 V @ 2.35 A AC/DC)
Current RX ? ? -
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 1994 and 19xx Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
? 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Detachable front panel. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000301 KENWOOD-TM-000733E HEATHKIT-MT-000001-'CHEYENNE'