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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop ULF/VLF Receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 15-500 / 500-1500 kHz (2 ranges, 7 bands)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 6 µV
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
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Filters ? ? 0.1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 kHz
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion cuperheterodyne, including circuit arragement for cancelling drift of crystal oscillator (34 tubes)
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? > 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W 500 mW unbalanced, 10 mW balanced

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W - ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 Proprietary
Impedance 50 Ω 50/70Ω 125Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC Mains Mains (115/230 V AC)
Current RX Max 700 mA 50 W 250 W with oven on, 150 W when oven off
TX Max 9.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1965 and 196x Between 1951 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 37.20 kg (82.1 lbs) including power supply PP-621/URR
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - Operating altitude up to 10,000 feet
Accessories ? - ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000431E SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B COLLINS-R-000389/URR