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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 (and 25?) kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA) 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 30 dB S/N
≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
30-57 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 2.0 µV
137-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-906 MHz-: 2.0 µV
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Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Doulbe conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 8 ohms @ 10% THD 1.2 W nominal Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
- -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 5 / 25 W ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Built-in telescopic Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 12 V DC or mains 4LR6 or 6V DC external
Current RX 400 mA ? ?
TX 5.5 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
180 × 250 × 60 mm
(7.09 × 9.84 × 2.36 in)
194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) without antenna 850 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 125 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation
Accessories ? ? -
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007730 20-402 SONY-ICF-SW000055E