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

General

HAM bands 70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than 0.34 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 37-46 = 0.3 µV
138-172 = 0.4 µV
423-508 = 0.5 µV
(12 dB S/N)
J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output 10 W ? 250 W (PEP)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 24 V DC - 10% +30%
Current RX 400 mA ? 0.9 A
TX Max 3 A - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions ? 76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
?
Weight ? 180 gr (6.4 oz) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Pre-programmed with police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan Quick selection of 2182 kHz
Built-in two tone alarm: 1300 Hz and 2200 Hz with a duration of 45 secs
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-009500 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000010-BEARTRACKER SAILOR-T002130