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General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
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Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 0.1-30 MHz 156.025 - 163.275 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
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Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
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Image rejection ? 60-70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 10-160 m + WARC 156.025 - 163.275 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 20/20 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W 6 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±10% 12 V DC - 1150mAh Lithium-Ion
Current RX Max 1 A 1.2 A ?
TX ? 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 20xx and 201x
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
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Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTSS. Twin RX ? One hand operation
Water temperature sensor
SOS Strobe Light
Programmable Scan, Dual Watch and P-Scan
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-V000708 YAESU-FT-000840 STANDARD-HX000750S