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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 144-148 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W FM/SSB/CW: 25 W, AM: 15 W 5-70 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 115 / 230V AC 12V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX - ? 600 mA
TX ? Max 5 A 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
280 × 125 × 315 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 12.40 in)
180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 2.35 kg (5.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Digital readout DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TX-000599 YAESU-FT-000225RD KENWOOD-TM-002570A