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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps FM: 5 / 10 kHz
SSB/CW: 1 / 5 kHz
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Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m 0.5-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz (SSB/CW)
2nd: 455 kHz (FM)
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Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 50 W High: 5/5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, 0.3 W (220 MHz, FM), 1 W (50 MHz, AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC 12-14V DC 7.2V DC (internal), 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX 1 A max 500 mA, TX: Max 9 A 25-200 mA
TX 6 A max ? 0.6-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1976 and 197x in USA Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
342.9 × 114.3 × 330.2 mm
(13.50 × 4.50 × 13.00 in)
60 × 90 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.54 × 1.10 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Waterproof/submersible. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000751A TEN-TEC-TRITON-I YAESU-VX-000007R