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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 40 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 40 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output 20 W High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 8.5-15.2V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 70 mA ?
TX ? Max 800 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
180 × 60 × 100 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 3.94 in)
Weight ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KANTRONICS-KT-000140 YAESU-FT-000290R PHILIPS-CB