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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 40 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
156.300-162.025 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 40 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
156.300-162.025 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 20 W High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W 1/25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 8.5-15.2V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 70 mA ?
TX ? Max 800 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
160 × 63 × 168 mm
(6.30 × 2.48 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 55 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KANTRONICS-KT-000140 YAESU-FT-000290R PRESIDENT-MC-008000-DSC