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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. 0.001%
Tuning steps 5 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 26.695-27.845 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
< 0.5 µV / < 0.15 µV for 10 dB S/N (AM/ SSB)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -50 dB
Audio output ? 0.3 W 2.5W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
26.695-27.845 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5 W max AM: 4 W / SSB: 12 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-16 V DC Mains / 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 1 A 16-190 mA 1 A max
TX 4.5-8 A 1.6 A max 3.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 198x Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 182 × 74 × 270 mm
(7.17 × 2.91 × 10.63 in)
55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
285 × 135 × 342 mm
(11.22 × 5.31 × 13.46 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 82 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS, DTMF and tone burst options Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007400A YAESU-FT-000530 GALAXY-DX-002547