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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 15 / 20 / 40 m 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands)
Modulations FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m)
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 15 / 20 / 40 m 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands)
Modulations FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 1 W AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5V DC Mains (13.8V DC option)
Current RX Max 600 mA ? 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off)
TX Max 11 A ? Max 21 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1974 and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
? 345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
Weight ? ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000241E MIZUHO-DC-000701 YAESU-FT-000101ZD