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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 (and 25?) kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
0.5-30 MHz 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 30 dB S/N
≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output 2 W into 8 ohms @ 10% THD 2 Watts 8 ohms Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 5 / 25 W High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC ±15% 4LR6 or 6V DC external
Current RX 400 mA 1.45 A ?
TX 5.5 A max 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 850 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 125 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation
Accessories ? ? -
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007730 KENWOOD-TS-000050S SONY-ICF-SW000055E