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Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 5-8.5 / 12-16.5 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 18-620 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20 & 40 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 27 / 49-53 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   FM  
RF-output 1-4 W High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W 5 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.5-14V DC 11-16V DC 2600 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX 34-45 mA 0.7 A ?
TX 300-700 mA Max 9.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2017 in USA Between 1987 and 19xx Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 135 × 30 × 80 mm
(5.31 × 1.18 × 3.15 in)
150 × 50 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.87 in)
?
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) without options 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Portable Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 960 channels in 15 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in QSK keyer. ? NOAA channels
GPS/APRS Position Sending
Bluetooth App Programming
USB-C charging
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-KX000001 KENWOOD-TW-004100E RADTEL-RT-000950