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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 230-252.9 / 255.1-261.9 / 266.1-270.9 / 275.1-379.9 / 382.1-411.9 /
415.1-550 / 834.1-859.9 / 889.1-914.9 / 960.1-999.99 MHz
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   DV   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
? SSB (1b dB S/N): 0.5-0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 6.3-1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.22 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB/FSK/PSK: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 12.0 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 25.0 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz)
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations FM   DV   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output High: 50 / 50 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 2 / 2 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? Max 300 mA 3 A max
TX Max 12.5 A Max 5 A 22.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1983 and 19xx Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
150 × 50 × 174 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 6.85 in)
410 × 158 × 387 mm
(16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TMW-000706S YAESU-FT-000230R KENWOOD-TS-000890S