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Handheld 10m Transceiver | DX Handy

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 110-180 MHz 28-29 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (15 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
28-29 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W High: 5 W, Low: 0.3 W 2 W max

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4-12V DC 8.4-9 V DC
Current RX Max 350 W Max 140 mA 70 mA
TX ? Max 1.5 A 620 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1993 and 199x Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
57 × 102 × 26 mm
(2.24 × 4.02 × 1.02 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with FNB-31 710 gr (1.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 150 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Keyboard RIT
NB
S/RF-meter
Built-in CW key
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS YAESU-FT-000011R AEA-MX-000010