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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld CB Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps ? Channelized 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 410-470 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity ? ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC ? Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX 3 A ? 60-90 VA
TX Max 11 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
? 483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight ? ? 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000732E MIDLAND-000077-115 RACAL-RA-001778