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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? >60 dB typical ?
Audio output ? 1 watt 4 Ohm 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W - 5 .. 50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/450Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 0.4-0.9 A 1.5 A 400-600 mA
TX Max 6 A - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 175 × 64 × 206 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.11 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 15 channels in 1 bank(s) 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007850 TEN-TEC-RX-000350 ALINCO-DR-000735E