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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
80-10m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 4 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ?
2nd: ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Via SP-190 speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
-
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 360 W (input), AM: 125 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC External PSU Mains or 12V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1970 and 197x Between 1971 and 1973 in USA
Dimensions ? 330 × 130 × 260 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 10.24 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Twin RX ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, AGC, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000731A SWAN-(CUBIC)-000500CX RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-AX-000190