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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz 80-10 m + WWV option
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: ≤ 0.5 µV S/N 10 dB
AM: ≤ 1 µV S/N 10 dB
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 50 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W for 8 Ohm / 600 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 2 W, Low: ? mW Max 100/100 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? N/A
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1969 and 1973 in Japan
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
335 × 153 × 260 mm
(13.19 × 6.02 × 10.24 in)
Weight ? ? 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP BFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002400 KENWOOD-TS-000570S YAESU-FR-000050B