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Desktop VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability 1 ppm per °C change in ambient temperature. 0.1 ppm per °C with crystal control. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 27-240 MHz 136-174 / 215-239 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 5 µV (100 dB S/N) ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
Filters 30 / 200 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output 500 mW @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 50/25 W, Low: 5/5 W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? 0.6-1 A
TX - ? 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 199x and 199x Between 2001 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 426 × 154 × 342 mm
(16.77 × 6.06 × 13.46 in)
? 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
Weight 8.80 kg (19.4 lbs) desktop model ? 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS. Twin RX 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000990R KENWOOD-TM-000631A YAESU-FT-000897