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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 100-180 / 300-500 / 800-1000 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Low: ?/? W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 60W ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1992 and 199x Between 1985 and 19xx
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
50 × 134 × 41 mm
(1.97 × 5.28 × 1.61 in)
140 × 40 × 197 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.76 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004B KENWOOD-TH-000078E KENWOOD-TM-000211E