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UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps 25 kHz Continuous SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters ? ? 500 Hz CW
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.1 A ?
TX ? Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 147 × 51 × 193 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.60 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional XTAL controlled memories ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-008400 YAESU-FT-000301D YAESU-FT-000747GX