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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0,5 p.p.m. (-10 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 70-90 / 144-174 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW/FSK:
4 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
AM:
32 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2.5 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW/FSK:
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM:
5.0 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 6020 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB
Audio output ? ? 3.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 100 W ? SSB/CW/FSK: 5 / 25 / 50 / 100 W, AM: 5 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 117/230V AC (12V DC option) ? V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? 1.2 A
TX ? - 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in USA Between 197x and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
? 179 × 60 × 276 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 10.87 in)
Weight ? ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? 8 VHF / 8 UHF channels ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005 PUMA-000200 KENWOOD-TK-000090