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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (-20 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 144-148 MHz 118-174 / 438-450 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W High: 50/35/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1954 and 1985 in USA Between 2003 and 200x Between 1991 and 199x
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
?
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 303 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS
Triple RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390A/URR KENWOOD-TM-000271A KENWOOD-TM-000941A