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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   -
Sensitivity ? <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz ?
Selectivity ? 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne 8 tubes. 6JS6A final
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB typical ?
Audio output ? 1 watt 4 Ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W - Max 25 W (input)

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/450Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains Mains
Current RX Max 600 mA 1.5 A N/A
TX Max 10 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 1966 and 196x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. DSP ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000451E TEN-TEC-RX-000350 YAESU-FL-000050