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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 300-520 / 800-999 MHz (after modification) - 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   - AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 180mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W AM: Max 40 W (input), SSB: Max 130 W (PEP input), CW: Max 90 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains 4.8V DC
Current RX Max 1 A 3 A @ 117 VAC ?
TX Max 11 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 199x Between 1974 and 1978 Between 1992 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
370 × 150 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 180 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS/PL. 1K2/9K6 bd packet ready ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-G000707E YAESU-FL-000101 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220XLT