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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ±2.5 p.p.m. (-20 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 20 / 40 / 80 m 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? SSB/CW: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
? SSB/CW (W)/FSK: 2.7 / 4.5 kHz
CW (N): 0.6 / 1.3 kHz
AM: 6 / 18 kHz
FM: 15 / 30 kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
5200 kHz 47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 2 W 2 W 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 20 / 40 / 80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W 100 W 100 W (AM: 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 117/230V AC, 12V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 1 A ? 2 A
TX 13 A max ? 19 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Electronic Keyer
If Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
100 Watts Output
Semi/Full Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Electronic Keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000271A NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000003 YAESU-FT-000757GX-II