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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz (4 bands) - 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3W @ 8 ohms ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 220-225 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? AM: Max 40 W (input), SSB: Max 130 W (PEP input), CW: Max 90 W (input) 5-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 65W 3 A @ 117 VAC 600 mA
TX - ? 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 1974 and 1978 Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 440 × 240 × 315 mm
(17.32 × 9.45 × 12.40 in)
370 × 150 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000046 YAESU-FL-000101 KENWOOD-TM-003530A