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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 (and 25?) kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 30 dB S/N
≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne VXO, 3*XTAL/band. Tube final
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 8 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5 / 25 W 20 W (PEP)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC or mains depending on PSU
Current RX 400 mA ?
TX 5.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
?
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007730 YAESU-FT-000075