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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Station Control
Desktop Shortwave VFO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±75 Hz from switch-on (0°-50°C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 1.8-150 MHz -
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 2040 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
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Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 4.9-5.6 MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? 150 mV rms

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC Mains 13.5V DC (supplied by FT-707)
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby ? 0.5 A max
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
260 × 155 × 427 mm
(10.24 × 6.10 × 16.81 in)
238 × 27 × 235 mm
(9.37 × 1.06 × 9.25 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. - Bandscope ±25/100/250 kHz
- 10 MHz Oscilloscope
- Matches many Kenwood Transceivers
- Wideband Transmission Monitor
- RTTY X-Y Tuning Meter
- Built-in 1000/1575 Hz Two-Tone Generator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 KENWOOD-SM-000230 YAESU-FV-000707DM