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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-600 / 805-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB / CW / FSK
100-500 kHz: ≤ 1 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: ≤ 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: ≤ 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: ≤ 0.13 µV
AM
100-500 kHz: ≤ 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: ≤ 31.6 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: ≤ 2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: ≤ 2 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: ≤ 0.25 µV
Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 36 kHz (-60 dB) SSB: 2.3 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.3 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 200 Hz @ -6 dB / 450 Hz @ -60 dB
FSK: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1000 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 14 kHz @ -6 dB / 18 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? SSB: 300 / 2600 Hz CW: 200 Hz FSK: 500 Hz AM: 100 / 4000 Hz FM: 14 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 11.3 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 80 dB ?
Audio output ? >= 1.5 W @ 1-% THD into 8 Ohms 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W Max 100 W (AM 25 W) ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external
Current RX Max 600 mA 2 A 80-100 mA
TX Max 6 A 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1995 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Built-in auto AT: 20-150 ohms
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000541 KENWOOD-TS-000870S FAIR-MATE-HP-000200E