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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station Marine Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m 
Freq. stability ? 2.5 ppm -4F to +140F (-20 C - +60 C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz 150-4200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 600 kHz
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC
Current RX 600 mA (no input signal) 2.1A max ?
TX Max 7.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 1972 and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions 161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
342 × 232 × 220 mm
(13.46 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in bank(s) 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX 11 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TW-004000A ICOM-IC-000080AD SAILOR-R000104