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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 watts at 300-3000 cycle (Adjustable low-level speech clipping; 500 ohm output available) > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W 5-45 W High: 2 W, Low: 400 mW

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in sweep
Impedance 50-72Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 12V DC
Current RX - 600 mA ?
TX 500 W peak 9.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
135 × 58 × 191 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.52 in)
Weight ? 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DCL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-TX-000001-'APACHE' KENWOOD-TM-002550E KENWOOD-TR-003200