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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 400-470 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.9-149 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   FM   -
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity >12 kHz (-6 dB), <28 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (General)
438-450 MHz (USA & Canada)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.9-149 MHz (USA)
10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 8.4V DC +/- 25% 115 / 230V AC
Current RX Max 600 mA ? -
TX Max 10 A 400-800 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1981 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
66 × 168 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.61 × 1.57 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with batteries ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 61 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000461A KENWOOD-TR-002500 KENWOOD-TX-000599