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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 118-174 / 300-520 / 800-999 MHz (after modification) 136-156 / 150-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 4.5 kHz 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 136-156 / 150-174 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% ?
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX - Max 11 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 1998 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
?
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories None 180 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features SP-200 speaker Alpha tags. CTCSS/PL. 1K2/9K6 bd packet ready ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 KENWOOD-TM-G000707A KENWOOD-TK-000730