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HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Dual band VHF/UHF handheld tranceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up ± 15 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 220-225 MHz 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
< 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.15 µV / 0.18 µV
Selectivity Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion ≥400mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 220-225 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   FM  
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) 5-25 W 4 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC 13.8 V DC 7.4 V DC, 2200 mAh Li-ion battery
Current RX ? 600 mA ?
TX 1 A max 6.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 2013 and 20xx in Singapore
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
105 × 58 × 37 mm
(4.13 × 2.28 × 1.46 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features QSK
WARC option
DCL VOX
1750 Hz
CTCSS / DCS
Roger beep
LED light
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000009 KENWOOD-TM-003530A KENWOOD-TH-F000009-(FAKE!)