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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 p.p.m. (–10° C to +60° C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 10-80 m + WARC 137-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 μV for 12 dB SINAD (137-140 MHz, NFM)
0.16 μV for 12 dB SINAD (140-150 MHz, NFM)
0.2 μV TYP for 12 dB SINAD (150-174 MHz, NFM)
Selectivity ? ? NFM, AM 12 kHz / 35 kHz (–6 dB / –60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 16 Ω for 10 % THD (@ 7.5 V) Internal SP

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + WARC 2m
144-146 MHz (Europe)
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 100 W 5 / 2 / 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 7.2V DC (6.0~16 V)
Current RX ? ? 45 mA typical
TX - ? 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions ? 240 × 95 × 300 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 11.81 in)
60 × 120 × 32 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with FNB-83 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 210 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Dual watch
ARTS
Submersible (IPX7 specs)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599A YAESU-FT-000077 YAESU-VX-000120