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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W AM: 7 W, FM/SSB: 25 W 15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16V DC ?
Current RX 0.5-0.9 A ? ?
TX 2.6-6.5 A 3-5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 175 × 64 × 206 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.11 in)
154 × 52 × 248 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 9.76 in)
?
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 24 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Repeater offset (Shift) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007930 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000010 SVERA-000105