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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  23cm  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 438-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 0.53-30.15 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.63 µV (S+N/N=6dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM 9.0 kHz, AM-N/SSB 4.0 kHz
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz (SW1)
2nd: 455 kHz (SW2)
FM: 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 50-60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-80 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50/35/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W Max 100 W -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 9 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 700 mA ?
TX ? 19 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x Between 1981 and 198x Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
453 × 184 × 227 mm
(17.83 × 7.24 × 8.94 in)
Weight ? 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 303 channels in 3 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS
Triple RX
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000941A KENWOOD-TS-000130S SONY-ICF-006700W