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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 49.8-54.0 MHz 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (less cellular) -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double Super Heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
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Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 49.8-54.0 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type SO-239
Impedance 50-72Ω 50 Ω 52Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 60 W 1 A max -
TX 120 W 11.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
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Weight ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? APRS
Auto repeater offset
Band scope
Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6
DTMF hand mic
DX-info
Dual display
PBBS
Packet 1200/9600 TNC
Remote head
Skycommand System II
Twin RX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000010-'SHAWNEE' KENWOOD-TM-D000700A CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000020-A