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Desktop Shortwave receiver
2m / 70cm Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/FSK: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output ? 1/10 W SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), FSK: 100 W (input)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1982 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 290 × 124 × 332 mm
(11.42 × 4.88 × 13.07 in)
320 × 140 × 320 mm
(12.60 × 5.51 × 12.60 in)
Weight ? 10.10 kg (22.3 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RIT
Noise Blanker
Two VFOs
VOX
Digital readout to 100 Hz
IF Shift
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180X KENWOOD-TS-000780 KENWOOD-TS-000900