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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver | Fake?

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz 20-45 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) SSB/CW (W)/FSK: 2.7 / 4.5 kHz
CW (N): 0.6 / 1.3 kHz
AM: 6 / 18 kHz
FM: 15 / 30 kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 20-45 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 100 W (AM: 25 W) 70 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 2 A ?
TX 300 mA-1.7 A 19 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
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Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II". Electronic Keyer
If Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
100 Watts Output
Semi/Full Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Electronic Keyer
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) YAESU-FT-000757GX-II PRESIDENT-MARSHALL