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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 29-54 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N Low band 0.4 µV for 12 dB SINAD
High band 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
UHF band 0.7 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
-55 dB @ t 25 kHz
Filters ? 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 9.00165 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms 400 Milliwatts into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 160-10 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100 W on all bands ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-14V DC 5AA or external 12V DC
Current RX ? 1.8 A ?
TX ? 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 197 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.76 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
70 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.76 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DCS Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000211E SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000050XL