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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 130-172 / 350-470 / 900-985 MHz 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (VHF)
0.18 µV (UHF)
? <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 11 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.8 MHz (VHF), 23.05 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 450 mW (8 ohm, 10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (European version)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (US version)
- 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output 5 / 2 / 0.35 W (at 13.8 V) ? High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC (7.2 V nominal) Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 20-85 mA ? ?
TX 0.5-1.4 A - 4-13 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 61 × 189 × 43 mm
(2.40 × 7.44 × 1.69 in)
380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) without power pack & antenna 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? CTCSS/DCS. Digital voice recorder option. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AT-000600HP KENWOOD-000009R-59 KENWOOD-TM-V000071E