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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 420-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8 µV at 1 MHz, 4.5 µV at 4.3 MHz, 7 µV at 16 MHz, 7 µV at 28 MHz ?
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15 kHz, 9 kHz, 3.4 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 400 Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Single conversion, 14 valves ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 120 dB at 1 MHz / 60 dB at 16 MHz / 46 dB at 28 MHz ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 430-440 MHz (Europe)
430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output 10 W ? High: 35 W, Medium: 15 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 200Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack 13.8 V DC
Current RX 350 mA 100 VA ?
TX 2.3 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 170 × 60 × 230 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.06 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
160 × 50 × 180 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None 31 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional S-meter CTCSS encoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007100 RCA-AR000088D YAESU-FT-007400H