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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 118-136 / 138-164 MHz 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
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? X-TAL Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz - 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
Modulations FM   - CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/35/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W ? 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6 V DC (4 × R6/AA) 12V DC
Current RX ? 30-100 mA 400 mA
TX ? - 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1984 and 198x Between 1978 and 1980 in USA
Dimensions ? ? 108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
Weight ? ? 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX ? VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
Accessories ? ? Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000942 20-0104 TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545)