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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ±2.5 p.p.m. (-20 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 14 kHz - 30 MHz 6 m
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM, SSB < 0,5 uV ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
150 Hz, 400 Hz, 750Hz, 1,75 kHz, 3,1 kHz, 6 kHz, +/- 0,25 - 6 kHz (SSB, -6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 6 m
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W ? 45 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 1 A ? ?
TX 13 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1986 and 19xx in East Germany Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
540 × 198 × 395 mm
(21.26 × 7.80 × 15.55 in)
140 × 51 × 140 mm
(5.51 × 2.01 × 5.51 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 1.36 kg (3.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS encoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000271A RFT-EKD-000500 AZDEN-PCS-007500H