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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 1 µV 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 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 XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5 W Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX ? 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 196x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000029A-'SIXER' KENWOOD-TS-000520