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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.3 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz Regular broadcast and SW bands 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: -125 dBm (0.12 µV)
Selectivity ? ? >65 dB at -1 kHz at -1 kHz +4 kHz SCF (USB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.4 kHz, 2.75 kHz, 3 kHz (software defined)
Receiver system ? Regenerative SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >90 dB
Audio output ? ? 4.0 W into 4 Ω (external H-250 interface) 0.5 W into 8 Ω (handset)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   - SSB  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 150 W PEP — user programmable Hi, Med, Lo

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC Mains (110 V AC) 10 V to 35 V DC
Current RX Max 0.7 A ? 650 mA
TX Max 6.9 A - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
? 220 × 66 × 190 mm
(8.66 × 2.60 × 7.48 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) RF-unit + handset
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Up to 500 contact list entries
IP67 / MIL-STD-810G
GPS
Data + voice encryption
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000701E HEATHKIT-K-000002 CODAN-SENTRY-H