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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
FM Monitor Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± .001% (High band) ± .002% (Low-band)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz 147-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≥ 0.5 µV (High-band)
≥ 0.35 µV (Low-band)
Selectivity ? ? ± 5 kHz @ 6 dB
± 17 kHz @ 100 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD, internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK) -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains (117 V AC, 60 cycles)
Current RX ? Max 2 A 75 W
TX ? Max 22 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 197 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.76 in)
260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DCS 9K6 packet ready ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000211E YAESU-FT-000847 HAMMARLUND-MR-000050X