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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
2m / 70cm Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (10 m, 6 m or 23 cm options) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (10 m, 6 m or 23 cm options) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 1/10 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains
Current RX Max 1.2 A ? ?
TX Max 11.5 A 5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 175 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
290 × 124 × 332 mm
(11.42 × 4.88 × 13.07 in)
254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 10.10 kg (22.3 lbs) 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX RIT
Noise Blanker
Two VFOs
VOX
Digital readout to 100 Hz
IF Shift
S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000742E KENWOOD-TS-000780 SONY-CRF-000001