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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ±300 Hz after 10 minutes warm-up, less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   FSK   GMSK   -
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 38.85 / 45.05 MHz
2nd: 450 / 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 450 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 5.0-5.5 MHz
Modulations - FM   FSK   GMSK   -
RF-output ? High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 150 mV rms

Connections

Antenna - SMA -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 13.5V DC (supplied by FT-107)
Current RX ? 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 0.3 A max
TX - 300 mA-1.7 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
54 × 1195 × 357 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 14.06 in)
226 × 128 × 330 mm
(8.90 × 5.04 × 12.99 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with PB-38 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags
Built-in TNC
APRS
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59 KENWOOD-TH-D000007E YAESU-FV-000107