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Amateur Base Station Antenna

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ≤ 3 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to +140°F)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
1.5-40 MHz 108-550 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
Sensitivity FM: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV
? AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV

FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
470-550 MHz: 0.2 µV

DV/Fusion (BER 1%)
2 m/70 cm: 0.19 µV
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single/double/triple/quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695/75.925/287.175 MHz
2nd: 0.455/10.695/41.415 MHz
3rd: -/0.455/10.695 MHz
4th: -/-/455 kHz
? 1st: 56.75 MHz (Main RX) - 55.85 MHz (Sub RX)
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W / 8 ohms @ 10% THD ? 3 W (Main unit), 6 W (Control head) at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
1.5-40 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output FM: 45/40 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W, 23cm: 10 W 50 W PEP, 2-5 W low power setting 5 / 25 / 55 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% 20-28V DC 11.7-15.8 V DC
Current RX 2.5 A ? 500 mA
TX Max 15 A ? 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1988 and 199x in UK Between 2025 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 342 × 134 × 369 mm
(13.46 × 5.28 × 14.53 in)
228 × 380 × 100 mm
(8.98 × 14.96 × 3.94 in)
156 × 64 × 59 mm
(6.14 × 2.52 × 2.32 in)
Weight 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs) 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1053 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Range: 20 km with whip antenna, up to 5000 km with long wire or dipole ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000790E CLANSMAN-PRC-000319 YAESU-FTM-000510-ASP