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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 420-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10 m) High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 35 W, Medium: 15 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - N-type
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External high-voltage power supply 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX ? Max 11 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and xxxx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
160 × 50 × 180 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 280 channels in 1 bank(s) 31 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9k6 packet ready. Alpha tags. Twin RX CTCSS encoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000101 KENWOOD-TM-V000007E YAESU-FT-007400H