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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 (and 25?) kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 30 dB S/N
≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
0.5 µV (10 S/N) ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 8 ohms @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5 / 25 W SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) 10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 400 mA ? Max 0.5 A
TX 5.5 A max ? Max 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan Between 1969 and 19xx Between 1981 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
? 180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007730 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000260-CYGNET YAESU-FT-000780R