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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   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 Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity ? ?
Receiver system 7-tubes superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6-16V DC 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? 16-100 mA 25-115 mA (depending on configuration)
TX - Max 1.2 A 300 mA-1.7 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 1987 and 19xx Between 200x and 2007 in Japan
Dimensions ? 58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39
Form factor Base Station Handheld 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 S-meter
Antenna trimmer
? Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-000010 KENWOOD-TH-000025AT KENWOOD-TH-D000007E(2.0)