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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner

General

HAM bands 70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX Max 700 mA 12 W
TX Max 9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE)
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000431E RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004