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

General

HAM bands 1.25m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  1.25m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 108.00-142.10 / 149.50-160.00 / 220.00 - 391.00 MHz 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity AM & FM: 0.5V (S/N 10db) ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 500 Hz / 2.7 kHz roofing filters ?
Receiver system ? DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 mW ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 220-225 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output ? ? 5-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.88v Internal (3 x AA nicads), 12v dc external 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX - ? 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 20xx in Singapore Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 59 × 147 × 38 mm
(2.32 × 5.79 × 1.50 in)
? 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Duo color LCD (amber/green)
Antenna tuner
DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-VT-000225 KENWOOD-TS-000590 KENWOOD-TM-003530A