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Mobile VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.003 %
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity 1 µV 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) 20 kHz (-50 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -40 dB
Audio output 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) ? 3.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM  
RF-output 5 W High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12V DC or mains 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 11.7-15.9 V DC
Current RX ? 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ?
TX ? 300 mA-1.7 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 196x Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
170 × 60 × 240 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Alpha tags. Built-in 1200bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II" PA
Delta tune (± 750 Hz)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000029A-'SIXER' KENWOOD-TH-D000007A SBE-FORMULA D TOUCH/COM