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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz
5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 137-174 MHz 2 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? 2.3 kHz ladder filter
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection 80 dB Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
2 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W (AM 40 W) 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W 7 watts PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC ±15% ?
Current RX 2 A 0.3-0.7 A ?
TX 20.5 A 10 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 2003 and 2009 Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
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Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 105 channels in 1 bank(s) 219 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Operate 2 Meter CW with optional MFJ-416 CW adapter board
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000850S YAESU-FT-002800M MFJ-009402