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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
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 ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 2m (144.0-145.0 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 145/434 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.5 µV (S/N > 10 dB)
Selectivity ? -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
4.8 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 KHz (Band A), 450 KHz (Band B)
10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD, 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 2m (144.0-145.0 MHz)
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 50 / 10 / 5 W 8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A max 600 mA
TX - 13 A max 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 2007 and 200x Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-1 KENWOOD-TM-D000710E KENWOOD-TR-007010