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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/6m Transceiver
Amateur Base Station Antenna tuner

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? TCXO ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.3-56 MHz 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.158 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 5 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz), 1.6 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 1.25 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.35 µV (29 / 50-54 MHz)
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 750 Hz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 3 kHz roofing filter ?
Receiver system ? Double / Triple Conversion Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69.450 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 24 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output 10 W/10 W FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC ±15% 12-14 V DC
Current RX ? 1.1 A (2 A max) < 500 mA
TX ? 15 A (23 A max) ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 155 × 52 × 218 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 8.58 in)
200 × 40 × 130 mm
(7.87 × 1.57 × 5.12 in)
Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 16000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000770 YAESU-FT-000891 MAT-TUNER-MAT-001500PROII