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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
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Receiver

RX-range 146-148 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
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Selectivity ? CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL-synthesis Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
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Image rejection ? 60-70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output 25 W SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W 5-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±10% 13.8V DC
Current RX 400 mA 1.2 A ?
TX 6 A max 20 A max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
160 × 60 × 260 mm
(6.30 × 2.36 × 10.24 in)
Weight ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CLEGG-FM-000027B YAESU-FT-000840 KENWOOD-TR-007625