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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Dual band mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / /12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 110-180 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 / 245 MHz
87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.18 μV
Selectivity ? ? 25 / 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? 25 / 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ≥ 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.3 W 4 / 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4-12V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? Max 140 mA 30-78 mA
TX - Max 1.5 A 1 / 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1985 in Japan Between 1993 and 199x Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 57 × 102 × 26 mm
(2.24 × 4.02 × 1.02 in)
120 × 85 × 40 mm
(4.72 × 3.35 × 1.57 in)
Weight ? 280 gr (9.9 oz) with FNB-31 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 150 channels in bank(s) 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Keyboard Dual Reception / Dual Display
Voice Companding and Scrambler
APO(Auto Power Off)
TOT(Time-out timer)
Font Set(Big/Small)
VOX(Level adjustable)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000600 YAESU-FT-000011R LEIXEN-VV-000898