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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  ?
Freq. stability ±2,5 p.p.m. (-20 °C bis +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz 0.1-30 MHz (AM, SSB)
87-108 MHz (FM)
118-137 MHz (AM)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? AM 0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM 118-137 MHz: 4 µV (1000 Hz, 30% mod)
W-FM: 4 µV (20 dB S/N, mono)
SSB: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
? AM/SSB (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <12 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=4 kHz)
>4 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=2.3 kHz)
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion PLL
IF-freqs. 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB (0.1-30 / 118-137 MHz) >50 dB (87-108 MHz)
Audio output 2 W 0.75 W Internal speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 F-type + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 75/400Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells 9V DC (Mains or 6×D cells)
Current RX 1 A ? 510-830 mA
TX 13 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 200x and 200x in China
Dimensions 160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
506 × 235 × 226 mm
(19.92 × 9.25 × 8.90 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) with power supply
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? None 70 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AFC ANL
Dual clock
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000271E EDDYSTONE-EB-000035-MK-II TECSUN-HAM-002000