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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA) (140-152 MHz after modification)
0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) 10 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA) (140-152 MHz after modification)
-
Modulations FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC)
Current RX Max 300 mA 45 W
TX Max 6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 182 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.17 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
Accessories ? ?
MPN AZDEN-PCS-005000 KENWOOD-000009R-59DS