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Mobile UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Transverter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 28.0-29.7 <- 144-145.7 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (10 dB S/N) AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz 28.0-29.7 -> 144-145.7 MHz -
Modulations FM   All mode   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W SSB/CW: 16 W -

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 12-16 V DC or mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX Max 700 mA ? 80 W
TX Max 5.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
168 × 153 × 336 mm
(6.61 × 6.02 × 13.23 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Built-in speaker ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000531E KENWOOD-TV-000502 EDDYSTONE-000730/8