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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0,5 p.p.m. (-10 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps 50 Hz - 1000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2036 MHz 118-174 / 410-470 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW/FSK:
4 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
AM:
32 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2.5 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW/FSK:
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM:
5.0 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB
Audio output ? ? 3.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW/FSK: 5 / 25 / 50 / 100 W, AM: 5 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX 300~500mA Max 1 A 1.2 A
TX - Max 11 A 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x Between 199x and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 120 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 4.72 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
179 × 60 × 276 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 10.87 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 280 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features RS232 port 9k6 packet ready. Alpha tags. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003000A KENWOOD-TM-V000007A KENWOOD-TK-000090