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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK) 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 0.5-0.9 A Max 2 A ?
TX 3-9.5 A Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 175 × 64 × 220 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.66 in)
260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
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Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? 9K6 packet ready ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007950 YAESU-FT-000847 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-004230