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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ≤ 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal FM: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion Single/double/triple/quadruple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695/75.925/287.175 MHz
2nd: 0.455/10.695/41.415 MHz
3rd: -/0.455/10.695 MHz
4th: -/-/455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W / 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
Modulations CW   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W FM: 45/40 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W, 23cm: 10 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX 35 mA 2.5 A
TX 450 mA max Max 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 1988 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
342 × 134 × 369 mm
(13.46 × 5.28 × 14.53 in)
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 KENWOOD-TS-000790E