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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 (and 25?) kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 420-470 MHz 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
80-10 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 30 dB S/N
≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? 2 W into 8 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
80-10 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1 / 10 / 25 W 5 / 25 W Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 1.2 A 400 mA 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX Max 8 A 5.5 A max 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 280 × 120 × 343 mm
(11.02 × 4.72 × 13.50 in)
147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready
RS-232
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR000270 KENWOOD-TR-007730 KENWOOD-TS-000520