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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 144-148 MHz 0.5-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 25 W, AM: 15 W 5 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC or mains 7.2 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1978 and 19xx Between 2019 and 202x
Dimensions ? 280 × 125 × 315 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 12.40 in)
62 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Digital readout Built-in bluetooth and GPS
APRS 1200/9600bps modem
Voice recorder
Micro SD card slot
Twin RX (V+V/V+U/U+U)
Band scope
320×240 dot matrix full color TFT touch screen
Wires-X
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000599 YAESU-FT-000225RD YAESU-FT-000003DE