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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF VFO
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Better than ± 0.002% ? -
Tuning steps 10 kHz ? -

Receiver

RX-range 144.000-148.995 MHz 80-10 m / 6 m / 2 m 160-6 m
Modulations FM   All mode   All mode  
Sensitivity < 1 µV input for 30 dB S/N ? -
Selectivity 8 kHz @ -6 dB
16 kHz @ -70 dB
? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144.000-145.995 MHz (European version)
144.000-148.995 MHz (US version)
? 160-6 m
Modulations FM   All mode   All mode  
RF-output High: 15 W, Low: 2 W 5 volts R.M.S. or more, with no load 1 kW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? None
Current RX 400-550 mA - -
TX 1.25-2.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
? 184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 4 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN KDK-FM-002016AE HEATHKIT-HG-000010 HEATHKIT-HM-000015