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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
2m/440 Transceiver APRS | TNC | Echolink ready | GPS

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  23cm  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Within ±2 kHz during one hour after one minute of warm-up, and within 150 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter ±5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 438-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 50-54 MHz in 4 bands 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1 µV (30 dB S/N)
AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 4 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
-6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 50-54 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 50/35/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W 10 W (AM: 5 W) 50 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 0.8 A 1.2 A max
TX ? 4 A max 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions ? 278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
Weight ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 303 channels in 3 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS
Triple RX
20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
GPS
APRS
Dual Receive on Same Band (VxV, UxU)
EchoLink
Invertible Front Panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000941A KENWOOD-TS-000600 KENWOOD-TM-D000710G