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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 15-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 15-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX ? 1.9 A ?
TX ? Max 20 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1986 and 19xx Between 197x and 198x
Dimensions 162 × 55 × 182 mm
(6.38 × 2.17 × 7.17 in)
270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Auto-AT option. Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-007033 KENWOOD-TS-000440S SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000151