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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 30-50 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
Filters ? ? 400 Hz optional
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 9.00165 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? 100 W on all bands

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12-14V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.8 A
TX ? - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 197 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.76 in)
? 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) ? 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DCS ? Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000211E NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RE-001800 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103