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Mobile VHF Transceiver
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Desktop Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Fixed channels

Receiver

RX-range 49.8-54.0 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz VHF-LO 30-50 MHz
VHF-HI 148-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise ? 1 µV (20 dB quieting)
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) ? 18 kHz (-6 dB)
34 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? XTAL
IF-freqs. 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 49.8-54.0 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50-72Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 60 W Max 2.5 A ?
TX 120 W Max 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
273 × 83 × 254 mm
(10.75 × 3.27 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000010-'SHAWNEE' KENWOOD-TS-000690S 20-121