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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous (100 Hz display resolution) 20 / 100 / 500 Hz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 410-470 MHz 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option) 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 5.8 kHz AM and 2.5 kHz SSB
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX Max 1 A ? 350-800 mA
TX Max 11 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
232 × 100 × 225 mm
(9.13 × 3.94 × 8.86 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 280 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 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 9k6 packet ready. Alpha tags. Twin RX ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-V000007A YAESU-FRG-008800 PALSTAR-RC000030A