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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 215-239 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
Image rejection ? ? Greater than 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 50/25 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? Max 1 A 2 A
TX ? Max 11 A 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 199x and xxxx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
Weight ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 280 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Twin RX 9k6 packet ready. Alpha tags. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000631A KENWOOD-TM-V000007E KENWOOD-TS-000570DG