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UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 442-447 MHz 160-10 m 0.5-15 / 48-999 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (20 dB quieting) 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity 20 kHz (-60 dB), 40 kHz (-70 dB) SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 440-445 MHz 160-10 m 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 1 / 10 W Max 100 W High: 5/5/4.5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3/0.3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC or mains 7.2V DC (internal), 13.8V DC (external)
Current RX 500 mA 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) Max 150 mA
TX 3 A max 15 A max. Max 1.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
58 × 88 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.46 × 1.06 in)
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories CTCSS unit
PS-5 Power supply with built-in clock
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MPN KENWOOD-TR-008300 KENWOOD-TS-000520S YAESU-VX-000005R