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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability Better than ± 0.002% Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up.
Tuning steps 10 kHz 10 Hz - 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144.000-148.995 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 1 µV input for 30 dB S/N 500 kHz-1.5 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 2.0 µV
CW(N): ≤ 1.25 µV
AM: ≤ 8.0 µV
FM: -

1.5-30 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 0.25 µV
CW(N): ≤ 0.16 µV
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV
FM: ≤ 0.6 µV
0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity 8 kHz @ -6 dB
16 kHz @ -70 dB
SSB / CW(W) / FSK
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
CW(N)
600 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.3 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
15 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB > 60 dB
Audio output 1.5 W @ 10% THD 3 W @ 10% THD 1.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144.000-145.995 MHz (European version)
144.000-148.995 MHz (US version)
160-10 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 15 W, Low: 2 W FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W 100 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5 V DC Mains
Current RX 400-550 mA 2 A 32 W
TX 1.25-2.5 A 19 A max 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 4 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-002016AE YAESU-FT-000757GX KENWOOD-TS-000830M