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2m / 70cm Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.0 ppm
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
10 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 μV (28 - 30 MHz)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output 2.5 W ? 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 160-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK  
RF-output 1/10 W 100 W SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 1.2 A
TX 5 A max ? 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 2004 and 20xx
Dimensions 290 × 124 × 332 mm
(11.42 × 4.88 × 13.07 in)
240 × 93 × 295 mm
(9.45 × 3.66 × 11.61 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
Weight 10.10 kg (22.3 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RIT
Noise Blanker
Two VFOs
VOX
Digital readout to 100 Hz
IF Shift
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000780 YAESU-FT-000707 ALINCO-DX-000801