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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld 6m Transceiver | DX Handy

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 50-50.5 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
0.5 µV (15 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 50-50.5 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W 1 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16 V DC 8.4-9 V DC
Current RX 0.5-0.9 A 1.5 A 70 mA
TX 3-9.5 A 20 A max 620 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 175 × 64 × 220 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.66 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 710 gr (1.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 31 channels in 3 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
RIT
NB
S/RF-meter
Built-in CW key
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007950 KENWOOD-TS-000680S AEA-MX-000006S