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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Tri-band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution 5 / 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
87.5-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) Analog (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.25 µV (Wide Band)
≤ 0.35 µV (Narrow Band)
Digital
0.3 µV / -117.4 dBm (BER 5%), 0.7uV/-110dBm (BER 1%)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
144-146 / 222-225 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DMR  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle 5 / 10 / 25 / 50 W (UHF: 45 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC 13.8 V DC ±20%
Current RX 0.5-0.9 A 400 mA ?
TX 3-9.5 A 18 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 175 × 64 × 220 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.66 in)
108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
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Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 4000 channels in 250 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
1.77" color LCD. CTCSS/PL and DCS. DTMF. 2-tone/5-tone selcall.
SMS via keyboard. APRS (DMR & FM). Roaming. GPS and Bluetooth.
VFO. VOX. Backlit buttons. Micro-USB. Twin RX (V/U, V/V, U/U).
Accessories ? Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
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MPN KENWOOD-TR-007950 TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) ANYTONE-AT-D000578UV III