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HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (-20 °C ~ +60 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 8 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6.3-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 12-100 mA 1 A
TX - Max 1.5 A 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions ? 58 × 179 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 7.05 × 1.18 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
Weight ? 520 gr (1.1 lbs) with PB-6 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040B KENWOOD-TH-000075E KENWOOD-TM-000271A