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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 to 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 25-225 / 400-512 / 806-824 / 850-869 / 895-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
0.4μV 25–27.995 MHz AM
0.3μV 28–53.98 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 54–71.95 MHz W-FM
0.2μV 72–75.995 MHz FM
0.4μV 76–107.9 MHz FM-B
0.3μV 108–136.9916 MHz AM
0.3μV 137–173.9875 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 174–215.95 MHz W-FM
0.3μV 216–224.98 MHz N-FM
0.3μV 400–512 MHz N-FM
0.4μV 806–960 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 1240–1300 MHz N-FM
Selectivity ? SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.7 to 380.8 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD 320 mW, 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output High: 50/35/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 3V DC (3×AA), 12V DC external
Current RX ? 2 A 500 mA
TX ? Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 199x Between 2004 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
61 × 136 × 31 mm
(2.40 × 5.35 × 1.22 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit 168 gr (5.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 9000 channels in 500 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX ? CTCSS / DCS
GPS connectivity
PC programmable
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola Systems: Type I, II, II/I (hybrid), EDACS Systems (FM, NFM, and SCAT), LTR Systems
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
Accessories ? AT-450 antenna tuner ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000942 KENWOOD-TS-000450S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000346XT