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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-450 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 7.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 430-450 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 144.6-148 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 25 W PEP, CW: 20 W 10 / 45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC +/- 15 %
Current RX ? 700 mA 200 mA
TX ? 4 A max 3.7-9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 0.00 in)
142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000446 KENWOOD-TS-000130V RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212