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Mobile VHF Transceiver
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Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 (and 25?) kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
80-10 m 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 30 dB S/N
≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output 2 W into 8 ohms @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
80-10 m 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output 5 / 25 W Max 100 W ? W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX 400 mA 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ?
TX 5.5 A max 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
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Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007730 KENWOOD-TS-000520 COBRA-000085