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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W 5-45 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50/600Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX - 600 mA ?
TX ? 9.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
?
Weight 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DCL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000100 KENWOOD-TM-002550E KENWOOD-TR-009130