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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 430-440 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)
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Selectivity 4.5 kHz 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 430-440 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 High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
147 × 51 × 193 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.60 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SP-200 speaker Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II". ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) KENWOOD-TR-008400