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VHF/UHF Transceiver
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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 10-80 m 0.54-54 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity 11 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? Double direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   CW   -
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 30-40 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 35-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains Mains
Current RX Max 1.2 A ? ?
TX 4-13 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
285 × 160 × 230 mm
(11.22 × 6.30 × 9.06 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features WX alert. CTCSS/DCS. Digital voice recorder option. Twin RX Full QSK ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-V000071A TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570) AMECO-R-000005A