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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz with optional VC-10) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
10-80 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N): 0.15-2 MHz <20 µV, 2-30 MHz <4 µV
FM (20 dB S+N/N): 2-30 MHz <1 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N): 0.15-2 MHz <2 µV, 2-30 MHz <0.4 µV
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Selectivity AM-Wide: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
AM-Narrow: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-50 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-50 dB)
CW-Narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB) with optional YG-455C CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.9 MHz
2nd: 9.9 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
10-80 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z - -
Impedance 50/500 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option (DCK-1)) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1992 in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 378 × 115 × 210 mm
(14.88 × 4.53 × 8.27 in)
141 × 39 × 183 mm
(5.55 × 1.54 × 7.20 in)
240 × 95 × 300 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 11.81 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Four-step attenuator: 0-10-20-30 dB. Dual clocks with timer. Slow/Fast AGC selector. Tone control. All mode squelch circuit. Scanning. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-002000 KENWOOD-TM-000201A YAESU-FT-000077