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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-80 m + WWV 76-200 / 300-540 / 590-999 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
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Filters ? 500 Hz CW ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 8.83 MHz ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
5 / 2.8 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 13.8V DC 4-16V DC
Current RX 700 mA 2 A Max 200 mA
TX Max 9.5 A 5 A Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
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Accessories ? Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
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MPN KENWOOD-TM-000721A KENWOOD-TS-000120V YAESU-FT-000050R