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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps FM: 5 / 10 kHz
SSB/CW: 1 / 5 kHz
? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
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 1 µV (16 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 -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters ? ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne ? DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz (SSB/CW)
2nd: 455 kHz (FM)
? ?
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W 3 W at 4 ohms 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100 W 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC Mains 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX 1 A max ? ?
TX 6 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1973 and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise blanker
VOX
+/- 5 kHz clarifier
Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000751A YAESU-FT-000201S EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000