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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 118-174 MHz 10-80 m
26.9-27.5 MHz and 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 144-148 MHz 10-80 m
26.9-27.5 MHz and 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 180W PEP High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input), AM: 80 W (input)

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 600 mA 0.5 A
TX ? Max 11 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1970 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
342.9 × 152.4 × 292.1 mm
(13.50 × 6.00 × 11.50 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 13.61 kg (30.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 61 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000101 KENWOOD-TM-000261A YAESU-FT-000101