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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  23cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±1 p.p.m. (0 - 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz increments between 100 Hz and 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 438-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.15-29.9 / 87.5-108 MHz 25 MHz - 3 GHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 25-225 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
**225-1700 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1.7-2.7 GHz
N-FM: 0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
2.7-3.0GHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? N-FM +/-10 kHz 60 dB
AM/S-FM +/-6 kHz 60 dB
W-FM +/-180 kHz 60 dB
Filters ? ? 6 kHz, 15 kHz, 300 kHz
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 255.3 / 744.3 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 7 W 2W (8 Ohm) max.@ 10% distortion (no internal speaker!)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50/35/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC, 6LR20 and 3LR6 batteries or mains 12 - 16V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x Between 1986 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 2006 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 320 × 180 × 250 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 9.84 in)
203 × 30 × 228 mm
(7.99 × 1.18 × 8.98 in)
Weight ? 4.11 kg (9.1 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 303 channels in 3 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS
Triple RX
Built-in clock RS-232 and USB computer interface (19200 bps)
10.7 MHz IF OUT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000941A PHILIPS-D-002999PLL AOR-SR-002200