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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF VFO

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 160-10 m 80-10 m / 6 m / 2 m
Modulations All mode   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 160-10 m ?
Modulations All mode   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W Max 100 W 5 volts R.M.S. or more, with no load

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX Max 1 A 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) -
TX Max 7.5 A 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
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Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000851A KENWOOD-TS-000520S HEATHKIT-HG-000010