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HF Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ≥ 100 Hz drift/hour after warm-up, ≥ 100 Hz/10% power line variation ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 136-174 / 215-239 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 80-15m: 100W, 10m: 80W High: 50/25 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 45 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120-240 V AC) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX - ? 0.5-0.9 A
TX 260 W max ? 3-9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1975 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 1983 and 19xx
Dimensions 378 × 143 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 5.63 × 13.39 in)
? 175 × 64 × 220 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.66 in)
Weight 12.02 kg (26.5 lbs) ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000401 KENWOOD-TM-000631A KENWOOD-TR-007950