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UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne, 14 tubes Double direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations FM   - CW  
RF-output High: 1.5 W, Low: 300 mW - 30-40 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 35-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8.4V DC Mains 12V DC or mains
Current RX 35-100 mA ? ?
TX Max 750 mA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 66 × 176 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.93 × 1.57 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with batteries 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-003600 LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570)