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

General

HAM bands 70cm  6m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? VHF: 5 kHz
UHF: 12.5 kHz
Airband: 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-956 MHz
Modulations All mode   FM   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? 29-54 MHz: 0.33-0.51 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.67-0.7 µV
136-174 MHz: 0.5-0.58 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.35-0.43 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.25-2.7 µV
(For 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: ? kHz
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? 29 MHz: 40 dB / 145 MHz: 20 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz -
Modulations All mode   FM   SSB   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna N-type BNC KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC ? 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX Max 7.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 199x and 199x Between 198x and 199x
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
? 160 × 41 × 189 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.44 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 105 channels in 5 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000851A CHEROKEE-AH-000050 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000950XLT