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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Kompact Kilowatt

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz Europe: 144-146 MHz
USA: 144-148 MHz
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Modulations AM   SSB   USB   ISB   FM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double / triple conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - Europe: 144-146 MHz
USA: 144-148 MHz
10-80m
Modulations - FM   SSB  
RF-output ? Hi 2.5 W, Lo 0.2 W 1 kW PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120/240 V AC) 10.8V DC +/-10% Mains
Current RX ? 45-150 mA ?
TX - 250-800 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 19xx Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 1965 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 330 × 140 × 380 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
68 × 181 × 54 mm
(2.68 × 7.13 × 2.13 in)
310 × 80 × 254 mm
(12.20 × 3.15 × 10.00 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 680 gr (1.5 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
Scanning. CTCSS option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-MSR-000001 YAESU-FT-000207R HEATHKIT-HA-000014