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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 280 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8V DC 7.5-16V DC
Current RX 0.5 A Max 1 A 50 mA
TX Max 20 A Max 11 A 1.3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 199x and xxxx Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
62 × 166 × 37 mm
(2.44 × 6.54 × 1.46 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 361 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 280 channels in 1 bank(s) 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK 9k6 packet ready. Alpha tags. Twin RX CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X KENWOOD-TM-V000007E KENWOOD-TH-000235A/E