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HF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Transverter

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2000m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 144-148 MHz 28.0-29.7 <- 144-145.7 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
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 Internal speaker > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 28.0-29.7 -> 144-145.7 MHz
Modulations - FM   All mode  
RF-output ? 5-70 W SSB/CW: 16 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 100Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8 V DC 12-16 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 600 mA ?
TX - 16 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
168 × 153 × 336 mm
(6.61 × 6.02 × 13.23 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 2.35 kg (5.2 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DCL Built-in speaker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SPR-000210-LX KENWOOD-TM-002570A KENWOOD-TV-000502