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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps FM: 5 / 10 kHz
SSB/CW: 1 / 5 kHz
Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) ?
Filters ? 9MHz crystal ?
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz (SSB/CW)
2nd: 455 kHz (FM)
? ?
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W External speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit ?
Current RX 1 A max ? ?
TX 6 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 1995 and 2001
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
139 × 37 × 182 mm
(5.47 × 1.46 × 7.17 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 860 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None 400 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? AM/FM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000751A GALAXY-GT000550 MIDLAND/ALAN-000078-PLUS-MULTI