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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
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Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) 10 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
455 kHz ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz - -
Modulations AM   CW   - -
RF-output AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50-72Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 60 W 45 W ?
TX 120 W - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
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Weight ? 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000020-PAWNEE KENWOOD-000009R-59DS KENWOOD-R-000599S