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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 5 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) 11-16V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? 700 mA 1.5 A
TX - Max 9.5 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 195x in USA Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 178 × 184 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.24 in)
150 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 31 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038A KENWOOD-TM-000721E KENWOOD-TS-000680S