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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 410-470 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 160-10 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC Mains 28 V DC
Current RX 3 A ? 3 A max
TX Max 11 A 295 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1981 and 19xx Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight ? 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000732A KENWOOD-TS-000530S MILITARY-BC-000348