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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.05-35 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? -50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 12-16 V DC DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX 700 mA 1.5 A 170 mA typical
TX Max 9.5 A 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 31 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
• Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000721E KENWOOD-TS-000140S WHISTLER-TRX-000001