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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W 2-25 W AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16V DC or mains 13.5V DC +/-10%
Current RX ? Max 1.3 A Max 600 mA
TX ? Max 6.5 A Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Korea Between 1984 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
270 × 96 × 260 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.24 in)
230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital frequency readout
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT
Speech processor
VOX
DCS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000005D KENWOOD-TS-000711E YAESU-FT-000007B