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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile 6m Transceiver
Desktop VHF Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 6m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands) 50-54 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity 0.5-30 MHz:
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.005-0.5 MHz:
25-200 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
? ?
Image rejection 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 MHz 6 m
Modulations - AM   FM   All mode  
RF-output ? ? 200 W (AM: 100W)

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z SO-239 + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 115/230 VAC 13 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 26 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1972 in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
? 180 × 68 × 255 mm
(7.09 × 2.68 × 10.04 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) ? 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Input power: 10W / 20W / 50W manual switching
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000500 KENWOOD-TR-001100 TOKYO-HY-POWER-HL-000206V