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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 (and 25?) kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
10-160 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 30 dB S/N
≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 8 ohms @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output 5 / 25 W 100 W 1.5 kW / 1 kW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 25-100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ?V DC +48 V DC, +12 V DC and -12 V DC from separate VP-2000 PSU
Current RX 400 mA ? ?
TX 5.5 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
? 482 × 177 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 6.97 × 20.00 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 24.50 kg (54.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007730 KENWOOD-TS-000520SE YAESU-VL-002000