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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Speaker

General

HAM bands 2m  ? None 
Freq. stability ±2,5 p.p.m. (-20 °C bis +60 °C) ± 0,5 p.p.m. (-10 °C to + 50 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 MHz ?
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW/FSK:
4 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
AM:
32 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2.5 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK:
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM:
5.0 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? 80 dB ?
Audio output 2 W 3.5 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 1.8-30 MHz ?
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   All mode  
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W SSB/CW/FSK: 5 / 25 / 50 / 100 W, AM: 5 / 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - Clamps input
Tulip line out

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ± 15% None
Current RX 1 A 1.2 A ?
TX 13 A max 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
179 × 60 × 276 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 10.87 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000271E KENWOOD-TK-000090 KENWOOD-SP-000930