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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 58-175 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB / CW / FSK
100-500 kHz: ≤ 1 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: ≤ 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: ≤ 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: ≤ 0.13 µV
AM
100-500 kHz: ≤ 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: ≤ 31.6 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: ≤ 2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: ≤ 2 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: ≤ 0.25 µV
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Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 36 kHz (-60 dB) SSB: 2.3 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.3 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 200 Hz @ -6 dB / 450 Hz @ -60 dB
FSK: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1000 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 14 kHz @ -6 dB / 18 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? SSB: 300 / 2600 Hz CW: 200 Hz FSK: 500 Hz AM: 100 / 4000 Hz FM: 14 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 11.3 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 80 dB ?
Audio output ? >= 1.5 W @ 1-% THD into 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W Max 100 W (AM 25 W) 0.35 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 5-16 V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 2 A 12 mA
TX Max 6 A 20.5 A 1.3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1995 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
48 × 68 × 30 mm
(1.89 × 2.68 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 180 gr (6.4 oz) without battery
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Built-in auto AT: 20-150 ohms
VOX
CTCSS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000541 KENWOOD-TS-000870S ALAN-CT-000152