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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz 144-148 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ≥ 0.3 mV for 20 dB SINAD 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne PLL synthesizer Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? 65 dB ?
Audio output ? 0.5 W @ 10% THD 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8-30 MHz 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 2-100 W ≥ 1.5 W 5 .. 50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 9.6 V DC (8 × NiCd) 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 17 mA 400-600 mA
TX ? 400 mA max 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 198x Between 1979 and 198x Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 62 × 165 × 40 mm
(2.44 × 6.50 × 1.57 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight ? 400 gr (14.1 oz) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN KENWOOD-TRC-000070 TEMPO-SYNCOM-S000001 ALINCO-DR-000735E