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HF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2000m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 5-70 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance 100Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 400 mA 600 mA
TX - 9.5 A 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1987 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 179 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.05 in)
180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 2.35 kg (5.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SPR-000210-LX KENWOOD-TM-000221E KENWOOD-TM-002570A