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Mobile VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ± 15 p.p.m. ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output 5-45 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ?V DC 24V DC or mains
Current RX 600 mA ? 36W
TX 9.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1995 and 19xx Between 199x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
? 480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
Weight 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DCL ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-002550E SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280DX JRC-NRD-000302A