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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (10 m, 6 m or 23 cm options) 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/FSK: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (10 m, 6 m or 23 cm options) 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), FSK: 100 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 470 × 229 × 280 mm
(18.50 × 9.02 × 11.02 in)
? 320 × 140 × 320 mm
(12.60 × 5.51 × 12.60 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Triple RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040 KENWOOD-TM-000741E KENWOOD-TS-000900