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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.05-35 MHz 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
?
Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? -50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 8 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 12-16 V DC 110-120 / 220-240V AC
Current RX Max 0.7 A 1.5 A ?
TX Max 6.9 A 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1947 and 1952 in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 31 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Bandspread in ham bands
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000701E KENWOOD-TS-000140S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183D