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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.0 ppm (+25°C)
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 250 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (10 m, 6 m or 23 cm options) 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band 0.1–824 / 851–867 / 896–1310 (USA)
0.1–30 / 50.2–51.2 / 87.5–108 / 144–146 /
430–440 / 1240–1300 (France)
0.1–1310 MHz (Other regions)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
FM (1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
1.625–4.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.25 μV typical
30.000–117.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
118.000–246.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
247.000–469.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
470.000–832.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
833.000–1029.995 MHz 0.28 μV typical
1030.000–1309.995 MHz 0.35 μV typical
W-FM (1 kHz/52.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
76.000–108.000 MHz 1.1 μV typical
175.000–221.995 MHz 1.1 μV typical
470.000–770.000 MHz 1.8 μV typical
AM (1 kHz/30% MOD.; 10 dB S/N)
0.495–4.995 MHz 1.3 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.89 μV typical
118.000–136.000 MHz 0.63 μV typical
222.000–246.995 MHz 0.63 μV typical
247.000–329.995 MHz 0.79 μV typical
Selectivity ? AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM
More than 12 kHz/–9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz (FM/AM), 19.95 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (FM/AM), 750 kHz (W-FM)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (10 m, 6 m or 23 cm options) - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep SMA + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains 4.5-6.3V DC or 2 R6/AA
Current RX Max 1.2 A ? 30 mA (standby), 130 mA (typical), 140 mA (max)
TX Max 11.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 175 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs) 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1550 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000742E SONY-CRF-000001 ICOM-IC-R000006