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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 430-440 MHz 130-174 MHz 160-10 m + WWV
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? Passband tuning from 300 to 2400 Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
160-10 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM: 80 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-16V DC 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 55 mA 8-190 mA ?
TX Max 1.4 A Max 1.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 495 × 1158 × 378 mm
(19.49 × 45.59 × 14.88 in)
55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
Weight 330 gr (11.6 oz) with PB-13, antenna, handstrap and belt hook 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000028E YAESU-FT-000415 YAESU-FT-000901DM