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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual-band VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC 0.54-30 / 30-79 / 76-108 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-222 / 222-470 / 470-800 / 800-999 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV - 3 µV
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz / 35 kHz
200 kHz / 300 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double / Triple conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 47.25 MHz / 450 kHz
45.8 / 10.7 / 1 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 100 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   N-FM  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W Max 100 W 1 / 1.5 / 2 / 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 3.7 V DC ± 15%, 1200 mA/h battery
Current RX 0.5-0.9 A ? ?
TX 3-9.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 175 × 64 × 220 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.66 in)
? 81 × 47 × 23 mm
(3.19 × 1.85 × 0.91 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007950 KENWOOD-TS-000950S ZASTONE-ZT-000002R