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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 12-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 700 mA 1.9 A ?
TX Max 9.5 A Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1992 and 1996 in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
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Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Auto-AT option. DSP. RS-232C. Full QSK. Built-in keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000431E KENWOOD-TS-000440S TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-(000563)