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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year)
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.5-30 / 48-54 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz
Selectivity ? ? 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB typical
Audio output ? ? 1 watt 4 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100/100 W -

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX Max 1 A ? 1.5 A
TX 4.5-8 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 198x Between 2006 and 200x in USA Between 2001 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 182 × 74 × 270 mm
(7.17 × 2.91 × 10.63 in)
? 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1024 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DTMF and tone burst options DSP. RS-232C. Built-in Ethernet and internet access. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option. DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007400A TEN-TEC-OMNI-VII-(000588) TEN-TEC-RX-000350