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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup ±300 Hz after 10 minutes warm-up, less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz - 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.5-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? 500 kHz-1.5 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 2.0 µV
CW(N): ≤ 1.25 µV
AM: ≤ 8.0 µV
FM: -

1.5-30 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 0.25 µV
CW(N): ≤ 0.16 µV
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV
FM: ≤ 0.6 µV
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Selectivity ? SSB / CW(W) / FSK
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
CW(N)
600 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.3 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
15 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 5.0-5.5 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 10 W (AM: 2 W) FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W 150 mV rms

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC 13.5 V DC 13.5V DC (supplied by FT-107)
Current RX ? 2 A 0.3 A max
TX Max 4 A 19 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 278 × 124 × 320 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.60 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
226 × 128 × 330 mm
(8.90 × 5.04 × 12.99 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000700A YAESU-FT-000757GX YAESU-FV-000107