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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ±500Hz per 30 minutes afater warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-147.995 MHz 0.2-30 MHz in four bands 137-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? ±3 kHz (-6 dB), ±7 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 54.6-55.5 MHz
2nd: 2.1-3 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2W @ 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-147.995 MHz - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output 1-10 W ? Max 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains + battery option ?V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 3 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions 160 × 60 × 260 mm
(6.30 × 2.36 × 10.24 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
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Weight ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 1010 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Dual watch. ARTS. Submersible
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007600 YAESU-FRG-000007 YAESU-VX-000170