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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±500Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.25-29.9 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.7 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ?
Selectivity ? AM 6.0 kHz, SSB/CW 3 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFT455F2
? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 Watts at 4 Ohms 0.75 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75/400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6-16V DC Mains (100/110/117/200/220/234 VAC 50/60 Hz) 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX 45 mA ? ?
TX 450 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 1977 and 1980 in Japan Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions 122 × 51 × 175 mm
(4.80 × 2.01 × 6.89 in)
360 × 125 × 295 mm
(14.17 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 10*NiCd included 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Illuminated dial PLL: SM5104GA ANL (Automatic Noise Limiting)
Attenuator
Carry handle
Digital clock timer
Digital display
Fine tuning
Mute line
Pre-selector
Record jack
Recorder activation jacks
S-Meter
Tone control
¼" Headphones jack
AFC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002300 YAESU-FRG-007000 EDDYSTONE-EB-000035-MK-III-(STATESMAN)