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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (20 dB quieting) ?
Selectivity ? +/-6 kHz (-6 dB), +/-12 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tube driver and final Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 1 / 10 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W, FM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8 V DC +/-10% Mains
Current RX - 500 mA ?
TX ? 1-2.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1977 and 1979 in Japan Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.66 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Digital display
Die cast front panel
CAT system
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-T-000599D YAESU-FT-000227R-MEMORIZER YAESU-FT-000980