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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? less than 100 Hz drift ?
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 0.5-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? W-FM: 0.18 µV
FM: 0.22 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? 8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W ? VHF: 45 W, UHF: 35 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains (115/230 V AC) 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 600 mA (no input signal) ? ?
TX Max 7.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
432 × 152 × 432 mm
(17.01 × 5.98 × 17.01 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 11.40 kg (25.2 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Solid state DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TW-004000A GALAXY-R-000530 BAOJIE-BJ-UV000055