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VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 100Hz kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in four bands
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 4 kHz, shape factor <2
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 35 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 55 mA ?
TX ? Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x (early nineties) Between 1976 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 58 × 1355 × 295 mm
(2.28 × 53.35 × 11.61 in)
360 × 160 × 220 mm
(14.17 × 6.30 × 8.66 in)
Weight ? 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-10, antenna, and handstrap 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Noise limiter, BFO.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000725X KENWOOD-TH-000026E MINIX-MR-000073B