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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-54 MHz in six bands 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) SSB/CW wide
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow
With YK-88C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
With YK-88CN: 270 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455CN: 250 Hz (-6 dB), 500 Hz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 0.5 / 2.4 kHz
Receiver system 20 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 100 W max

Connections

Antenna - SMA SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external Mains
Current RX ? 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 295 W
TX - 300 mA-1.7 A 32 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight ? 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld 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 ? Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000073 KENWOOD-TH-D000007E(2.0) KENWOOD-TS-000830S