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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 5 kHz - 2000 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 0.05-54 MHz (0.48-35 MHz for early versions)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single / Double conversion, 15 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 2010 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 8 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 20/20 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or Mains 13.8V DC Mains (115/230 V AC)
Current RX Max 30 W Max 1 A ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2000 in USA Between 2002 and 200x Between 1952 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions 483 × 44 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 1.73 × 19.69 in)
? 502 × 257 × 419 mm
(19.76 × 10.12 × 16.50 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTSS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000095S-1A KENWOOD-TM-V000708 NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000060