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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
144-148 / 220 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 3500 / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 144-148 / 220 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna N-type - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50-80Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains ?V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA ? ?
TX Max 10 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
?
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000451E K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 STANDARD-C000228A