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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 Hz
Tuning steps Continuous ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 0.49-29.999 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? > 60db at –1 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 1.605-29.999 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 150 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 11.6-15.6 V DC
Current RX ? 500 mA (no input) 1.5 A max
TX ? Max 3 A 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 197x and 19xx Between 1996 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
Weight ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 1176 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
Accessories ? ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000104 KENWOOD-TR-007200G SEA-000235