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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Within 100 Hz after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 10-80 + WWV m 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity 11 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD) Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC) Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX ? 700 mA 15 W
TX 4-13 A 18 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
?
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? None 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Digital voice recorder option. Twin RX Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-V000071E KENWOOD-TS-000120S RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400