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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <1 µV (26 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: <40 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 or 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 10 W, AM: 3 W 100/100/50/20 W (25/25/12.5/5 W AM) 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC or mains 120/240 VAC 13.8V DC 6-16V DC
Current RX 0.8-1A Max 1.6 A 35-55 mA
TX Max 4 A Max 22 A 700 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 278 × 124 × 320 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.60 in)
160 × 54 × 205 mm
(6.30 × 2.13 × 8.07 in)
65 × 37 × 187 mm
(2.56 × 1.46 × 7.36 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 100 gr (3.5 oz) with empty battery pack
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP, CTCSS CTCSS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000700G YAESU-FT-000100D DRAGON-SY-000502