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General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ≤ 3 p.p.m. SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C) ?
Tuning steps ? SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity FM: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
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Filters ? 500 Hz CW ?
Receiver system Single/double/triple/quadruple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM) ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695/75.925/287.175 MHz
2nd: 0.455/10.695/41.415 MHz
3rd: -/0.455/10.695 MHz
4th: -/-/455 kHz
1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
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Image rejection ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz) ?
Audio output 1.5 W / 8 ohms @ 10% THD 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output FM: 45/40 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W, 23cm: 10 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX 2.5 A ? ?
TX Max 15 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 342 × 134 × 369 mm
(13.46 × 5.28 × 14.53 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
190 × 35 × 120 mm
(7.48 × 1.38 × 4.72 in)
Weight 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 900 gr (2.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000790E YAESU-FT-000747GX ZODIAC-M-008000