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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 400-470 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-160m, incl. 30m + WWV
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity >12 kHz (-6 dB), <28 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
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Filters ? 500 Hz CW ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM) Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
1st: ?
2nd: 57 kHz
Image rejection ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (General)
438-450 MHz (USA & Canada)
10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX Max 600 mA ? ?
TX Max 10 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1959 and 1962
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
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Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 61 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000461A YAESU-FT-000747GX RME-006900