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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ±2.5 p.p.m. (-20 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.5-1.6 MHz / 75 / 49 / 31 / 25 / 19 m / 88-108 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? From 14 MHz up: low
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion, all tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC Mains
Current RX 1 A Max 40 mA ?
TX 13 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
180 × 120 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 4.72 × 1.38 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 640 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000271A SONY-ICF-007600W GONSET-GR-000212