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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
40/15/6 m 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
40/15/6 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W Max 10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 0.5-0.9 A Max 600 mA ?
TX 3-9.5 A Max 4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 1988 in Great Britain
Dimensions 175 × 64 × 220 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.66 in)
246 × 99 × 269 mm
(9.69 × 3.90 × 10.59 in)
480 × 135 × 470 mm
(18.90 × 5.31 × 18.50 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007950 NCG-000007/21/50 RACAL-RA-006790/GM