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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 255-525 KHz / 1.5-30.3 MHz 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz
Receiver system ? 14 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50/35/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 60 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 2A max
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 195x and 19xx in Germany Between 1982 and 1985
Dimensions ? 550 × 355 × 407 mm
(21.65 × 13.98 × 16.02 in)
346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
Weight ? 38.00 kg (83.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000942 SIEMENS-000745-E309B DRAKE-R-004245