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General

HAM bands 40m  2m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 3 p.p.m. (Si570 defined) typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 40 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
7-22 MHz (1.8-7 MHz via mod)
Modulations SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 0.2 µV w/o preamp
Selectivity ? ? CW: 50-1000 Hz
SSB: 250-3600 Hz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system ? ? Digital Direct Conversion / SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 8 ohms, .5 watts

Transmitter

TX-range 40 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
40-15 m
Modulations SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
RF-output 10 W (PEP) High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 3.5-8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 15-18V DC or mains 13.8V DC 10.5-13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 0.4-0.9 A 350 mA
TX ? Max 6 A 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx in Korea Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 210 × 100 × 240 mm
(8.27 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
175 × 64 × 206 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.11 in)
?
Weight 12.30 kg (27.1 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 15 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000012V KENWOOD-TR-007800 LNR-PRECISION-LD-000005