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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
QRP SDR HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. with optional TCXO
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
Sensitivity ? 30-50 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB S/N)
118-135 MHz: 1.6 µV (12 dB S/N)
140-170 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
410-510 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
810-950 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB S/N)
≥ -115 dBm / 0.11~0.89 μV
Selectivity ? 155 MHz: 22 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) SSB 2.3 kHz (-6 dB)
CW 500 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB (at 155 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 8 ohm, 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 160-10 m
Modulations FM   - FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 5-15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 12 V DC 9-15 V DC
Current RX ? 230-500 mA 450 mA
TX ? - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1992 and 19xx in Philippines Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 160 × 41 × 188 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.40 in)
215 × 74 × 62 mm
(8.46 × 2.91 × 2.44 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 613 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Twin RX WX channels (USA) Spectrum waterfall display
Noise Reduction
Automatic notch filter
SWR-meter
Supply voltage meter
AF-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000731E RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002026 RISEN-RS-000918SSB