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General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 160-10 m 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.5 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Dual conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 80 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W, external speaker required 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM  
RF-output High: 20/20 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 105-130V AC 12 V DC
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 502 × 286 × 381 mm
(19.76 × 11.26 × 15.00 in)
157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTSS. Twin RX ? PA output use in vehicle
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-V000708 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000303 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-III