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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM   FM  
RF-output 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC 13.8V DC 7V DC NiMH battery or 6-16V DC external
Current RX 0.9 A 400 mA ?
TX 22 A max Max 5.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
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Weight 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 144 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 209 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
? CTCSS/DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000003 KENWOOD-TR-007700 YAESU-FT-000250R