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HF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 430-440 MHz 220-225 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 430-440 MHz 220-225 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   FM  
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) High: 2 W, Low: 400 mW 5-25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC 12V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX 1 A max ? 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
135 × 58 × 191 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.52 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features QSK
WARC option
? DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000009 KENWOOD-TR-003200 KENWOOD-TM-003530A