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VHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 143-149 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   All mode   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 143.005-148.995 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   All mode   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC External high-voltage power supply
Current RX 300-600 mA Max 1 A ?
TX 3-6 A Max 7.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 162 × 55 × 182 mm
(6.38 × 2.17 × 7.17 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-002030 KENWOOD-TR-000851E HEATHKIT-HW-000100