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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 Hz
Tuning steps FM: 5 / 10 kHz
SSB/CW: 1 / 5 kHz
? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.49-29.999 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
? > 60db at –1 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz (SSB/CW)
2nd: 455 kHz (FM)
? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
1.605-29.999 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 5/5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, 0.3 W (220 MHz, FM), 1 W (50 MHz, AM) 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC 7.2V DC (internal), 10-16V DC (external) 11.6-15.6 V DC
Current RX 1 A max 25-200 mA 1.5 A max
TX 6 A max 0.6-1.8 A 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 2002 and 200x Between 1996 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
60 × 90 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.54 × 1.10 in)
265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 1176 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Waterproof/submersible. Twin RX DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
Accessories ? ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000751A YAESU-VX-000007R SEA-000235