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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
4-Band SSB/CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
80-10 m + 11 m + WWV (15 MHz) 3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
80-10 m (no WARC) 3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 13.8 V DC +/-10% 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.4-0.9 A 2 / 7 A (heater off/on) 420 mA
TX Max 6 A 22 A max. 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 175 × 64 × 206 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.11 in)
350 × 165 × 333 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 13.11 in)
175 × 136 × 63 mm
(6.89 × 5.35 × 2.48 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 15 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 6146B final ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007800 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-002020 CRKITS-KN-Q000010A