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HF Transmitter
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity - ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity - ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter installed
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB) with optional AM filter installed
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system - ? ?
IF-freqs. - ? ?
Image rejection - ? 15-160 m: better than 60 dB 10-12 m: better than 50 dB
Audio output - ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 / 6 m 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output ? 0.5 / 5 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM/FSK: 80 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12.5V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX - 150 mA max 1.1 A with heater off, 5 A with heater on
TX ? 1 A max Max 21 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 1985 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 330 × 180 × 310 mm
(12.99 × 7.09 × 12.20 in)
65 × 168 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.61 × 1.34 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 550 gr (1.2 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TX-000310 YAESU-FT-000209RH YAESU-FT-000902DM