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Mobile UHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Not applicable

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 118-174 / 410-470 MHz ?
Modulations FM   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity ? <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 3.5-29.7 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   All mode  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 160 W (3.5-21 MHz), 140 W (28 MHz)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 13.8V DC 12-16V DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX ? Max 11 A 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 199x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
Weight ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 280 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9k6 packet ready. Alpha tags. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000521A KENWOOD-TM-V000007A KENWOOD-TL-000120