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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 11 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W Max 100 W Max 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 700 mA ?
TX 4-13 A 19 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1981 and 198x Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
402 × 141 × 400 mm
(15.83 × 5.55 × 15.75 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Digital voice recorder option. Twin RX ? Built-in keyer and auto AT. DSP. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-V000071E KENWOOD-TS-000130S KENWOOD-TS-000950SDX