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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 20-80 MHz 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
?
Selectivity ? 4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 10 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires headphones or external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50/35/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (220 V AC) Mains
Current RX ? 16 W ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
?
Weight ? 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Military communication
Features Triple RX ? ?
Accessories ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000942 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008888