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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? within ± 150 Hz ?
Tuning steps 5 / 25 kHz 0.1 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-2 MHz
SSB/CW: 4 µV
AM: 15 µV

2-30 MHz
SSB/CW: 0.4 µV
AM: 1.5 µV
?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
5.0 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.055 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 2-30 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW: 5/10 W, AM: 2/4 W AM: 3W, SSB: 6W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains / 12 V DC
Current RX 400 mA 0.5 A ?
TX Max 5.5 A 3.3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1975 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
87 × 242 × 277 mm
(3.43 × 9.53 × 10.91 in)
?
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? Squelch
S-Meter
Silencer
PA
Califier
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007700 YAESU-FT-000070 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000048