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Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 1 p.p.m. (-10 °C to +50 °C) (SSB/CW/AM) ?
Tuning steps ? 1.25 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM) / 100 Hz (FM), 1 kHz (FM) ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.1-961 MHz (Cellular blocked) ?
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   -
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
150 kHz - 250 kHz (IPO off): 5 µV
250 kHz - 1.8 MHz (IPO off): 4 µV
1.8 - 28 MHz (IPO off): 0.25 µV
28 - 30 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 - 54 MHz: 0.20 µV
144/430 MHz: 0.125 µV

AM/N-AM
150 kHz - 250 kHz (IPO off): 40 µV
250 kHz - 1.8 MHz (IPO off): 32 µV
1.8 - 28 MHz (IPO off): 2 µV
28 - 30 MHz: 2 µV
50 - 54 MHz: 2 µV
144/430 MHz: 2 µV

FM
28 - 30 MHz: 0.50 µV
50 - 54 MHz: 0.50 µV
144/430 MHz: 0.20 µV

SSB/CW/AM-N figures are for 10 dB S/N, 12 dB SINAD on FM
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz / 5.2 kHz
CW: 450 Hz / 1.8 kHz
CW-N: 250 Hz / 1.2 kHz (Optional XF-117CN installed)
AM: 5.2 kHz / 18 kHz (Optional XF-117A installed)
FM: 15 kHz / 25 kHz (-6 / -50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 68.985 MHz (SSB/CW/FM/Digital) / 67.980 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 11.705 MHz (SSB/CW/FM/Digital) / 10.700 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 455 kHz (FM)
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.8 - 30 MHz, 50 - 54 MHz) / > 60 dB (144 - 148 MHz, 430 - 450 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W into 8 Ohm @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
5167.5 kHz (Alaska Emergency Frequency - US only)
160-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 2 W, Low: ? mW SSB/CW: 100 / 50 / 20 W
AM: 25 / 12.5 / 5 W
2 kW PEP SSB, 1 kW CW/RTTY (input power)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8 V DC 12-16V DC
Current RX ? 1.6 A max ?
TX ? 22 A max 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 160 × 54 × 205 mm
(6.30 × 2.13 × 8.07 in)
123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
Weight ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002400 YAESU-FT-000100 KENWOOD-TL-000922