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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 10-80 m 136-174 MHz
430-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? Better than 3 µV @ 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 55 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 136-174 MHz
430-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W 20-60 W 1/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.2 A @ 220 VAC ?
TX ? Max 2.5 A @ 220 VAC ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 542 × 222 × 348 mm
(21.34 × 8.74 × 13.70 in)
57 × 130 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 5.12 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 27.00 kg (59.6 lbs) 404 gr (14.3 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS. Twin RX ? DTMF/CTCSS (PL)/DPL/CSQ
SmarTrunk II option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000731E RFT-000215B MOTOROLA-GP-000068