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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 2 m / 70 cm 160-10 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 2 m / 70 cm 160-10 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? Max 100 W High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 8.5-15.2V DC
Current RX ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) 70 mA
TX ? 15 A max. Max 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable head. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000599 KENWOOD-TS-000520S YAESU-FT-000290R