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Mobile VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period after warm up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 118-174 / 230-252.9 / 255.1-261.9 / 266.1-270.9 / 275.1-379.9 / 382.1-411.9 /
415.1-550 / 834.1-859.9 / 889.1-914.9 / 960.1-999.99 MHz
10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   DV   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 3.7 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB 50 dB
Audio output ? ? External speaker/headphones required

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   DV   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 20 / 20 W, Medium: 10 / 10 W, Low: 2 / 2 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input), AM: 125 W (input)

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/120Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 7.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 1967 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
400 × 159 × 349 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.74 in)
Weight ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000642 KENWOOD-TMW-000706 YAESU-FTDX-000400