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Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV for 20 dB S/N
FM: 0.35 µV for 20 dB QS
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz @ 6 dB down, 4.1 kHz @ 60 dB down
FM: 14 kHz @ 6 dB down, 25 kHz @ 60 dB down
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tube driver and final Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.81 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 30 W (PEP input), FM/CW, High: 30 W, Low: ? W (DC input) High: 35 W, Low: 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX - 0.5 A 500-700 mA
TX ? 3 A Max 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
160 × 50 × 175 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
Weight ? 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? NB, RIT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-T-000599D YAESU-FT-000480R YAESU-FT-000711RH