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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Tri-band analog mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz 2.5 / 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.05-35 MHz 0.5-1710 kHz / 76-108 / 108-136 / 175-250 / 300-399 / 480-520 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
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
≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
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 ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? -50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 2.5 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 137-174 / 222-225 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W VHF: 5 / 10 / 50 W, UHF: 7 / 40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 12-16 V DC 13.8 V DC ±20%
Current RX 700 mA 1.5 A ?
TX Max 9.5 A 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 31 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
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
Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000721E KENWOOD-TS-000140S BAOFENG-UV-000050X3