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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   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 Double conversion ('92 - '97) Triple conversion ('98 - '??)
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) 100mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 10 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 200Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack 4.8V DC
Current RX 350 mA 100 VA ?
TX 2.3 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 1992 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)
64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional S-meter ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007100 RCA-AR000088D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000150Y/B