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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 10 kHz roofing
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? Max 100/100 W 100 / 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX ? ? 1 A (squelched)
TX - ? Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 2010
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' KENWOOD-TS-000570S YAESU-FT-000450