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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.05-35 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? -50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W 4 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 12-16 V DC ?
Current RX 700 mA 1.5 A ?
TX Max 9.5 A 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
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Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 31 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Twin RX IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
AM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000721E KENWOOD-TS-000140S COBRA-000029-NW-ST