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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 30-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 MHz (less cellular in the US)
Modulations All mode   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.3 µV S/N 10 dB ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB, 2~4 kHz @ 6db ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W at 4 ohms 480 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations All mode   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC Mains 5 × AA or external 12 V DC
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX Max 7.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 1973 and 19xx Between 1985 and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
66 × 165 × 35 mm
(2.60 × 6.50 × 1.38 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 565 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise blanker
VOX
+/- 5 kHz clarifier
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000851A YAESU-FT-000201S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000055XLT