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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps FM: 5 / 10 kHz
SSB/CW: 1 / 5 kHz
? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.3 µV S/N 10 dB SSB/CW: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB, 2~4 kHz @ 6db SSB/CW (W)/FSK: 2.7 / 4.5 kHz
CW (N): 0.6 / 1.3 kHz
AM: 6 / 18 kHz
FM: 15 / 30 kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz (SSB/CW)
2nd: 455 kHz (FM)
? 47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 2 W 3 W at 4 ohms 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100 W 100 W (AM: 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 1 A max ? 2 A
TX 6 A max ? 19 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1973 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise blanker
VOX
+/- 5 kHz clarifier
Electronic Keyer
If Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
100 Watts Output
Semi/Full Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Electronic Keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000751A YAESU-FT-000201S YAESU-FT-000757GX-II