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

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? Not specified
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 410-512 / 806-950 MHz
Modulations All mode   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? 29-54 / 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.3 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.0 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
? 15 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 350 mW, 8 ohms, 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations All mode   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W Max 100 W -

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - External speaker

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC Mains (13.8V DC option) 12 V DC
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX Max 7.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1990 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
? 230 × 57 × 165 mm
(9.06 × 2.24 × 6.50 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? 1.38 kg (3.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 50 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Digital readout. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000851E KENWOOD-TS-000820S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000855XLT