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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 142-159 MHz 10-160 m 0.5-15 / 48-999 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 142-159 MHz 10-160 m 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 125 W High: 5/5/4.5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3/0.3 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 7.2V DC (internal), 13.8V DC (external)
Current RX 300-800 mA ? Max 150 mA
TX Max 6 A ? Max 1.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1964 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 199x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 162 × 55 × 182 mm
(6.38 × 2.17 × 7.17 in)
? 58 × 88 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.46 × 1.06 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) ? 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-002033 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000A YAESU-VX-000005R