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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 150-174 MHz
350-390 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ≤ 0.25 µV / 0.28 µV
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? > 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 150-174 MHz
350-390 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W - 5 / 4 / 2 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/70Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC Mains 7.4V, 1250mAh (Li-Ion Battery)
Current RX Max 700 mA 50 W ?
TX Max 11 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1965 and 196x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
111 × 54 × 34 mm
(4.37 × 2.13 × 1.34 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 249 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? - ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000231E SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B HYTERA-TC-000600