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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 50 dB
Audio output ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/70Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 600 mA 50 W
TX Max 11 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1965 and 196x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 61 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? -
Accessories ? -
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000261A SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B