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

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 300-520 / 800-999 MHz (after modification) 25-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 25-28: 0.4 μV
28-54: 0.2 μV
108-137: 0.4 μV
137-174: 0.2 μV
406-512:0.3 μV
806-956: 0.4 μV
(12 dB SINAD)

Close-call
25-54: 450 μV
137-174: 150 μV
406-512: 130 μV
108-137: 200 μV
806-956: 450 μV
15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 1.2 W > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz - 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna N-type BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC Mains (with PS-500AC)
Current RX Max 1 A ? 250 W max
TX Max 11 A - 450 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 199x Between 200x and 200x Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
132 × 41 × 146 mm
(5.20 × 1.61 × 5.75 in)
330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 180 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in bank(s) @ 50 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS/PL. 1K2/9K6 bd packet ready Close-call
Backlit Display
~3600 Pre-programmed channels
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Accessories ? ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN KENWOOD-TM-G000707A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000355C KENWOOD-TS-000500