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Handheld VHF Transceiver
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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 200 Hz per hour after warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   USB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 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)
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 6 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz 2305 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms 1 W into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   USB  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW 100 W (AM: 25 W) 200 W PEP

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX ? 19 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
?
Weight ? 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 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-000021AT YAESU-FT-000757GX-II HEATHKIT-HW-000032