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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB Better than 60 dB 80 dB
Audio output 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100 W (AM 40 W)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type SO-239
Impedance 50-72Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains 11-16V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 60 W Max 1 A 2 A
TX 120 W Max 7.5 A 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 198x and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
Weight ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 105 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000020-PAWNEE KENWOOD-TR-000851A KENWOOD-TS-000850S