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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
RF-output 10 W High: 45 W, Low: 5 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 0.5-0.9 A 600 mA (no input signal)
TX ? 3-9.5 A Max 7.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx
Dimensions 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
175 × 64 × 220 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.66 in)
161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000100S KENWOOD-TR-007950 KENWOOD-TW-004000A