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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input), AM: 80 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains 4.8V DC
Current RX Max 700 mA ? ?
TX Max 11 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
? 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 325 gr (11.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
CTCSS / DCS
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000231E YAESU-FT-000101B UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000200