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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80m 150-4500 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80m -
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 2 W, Low: 400 mW 3W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep Clamps / screws TV-antenne
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 12 V DC 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC
Current RX ? 150 mA max ?
TX ? 1 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1973 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 135 × 58 × 191 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.52 in)
330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
350 × 230 × 180 mm
(13.78 × 9.06 × 7.09 in)
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? 35 crystal controlled frequencies
23 in the 1600-4200 kHz range
12 in the 4.0-9.0 MHz range
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-003200 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) SAILOR-R000110