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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1982 and 1984 Between 200x and 2008 in Japan
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
? 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

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".
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' HEATHKIT-SS-009000 KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G)