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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual band digital transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-10 m 0.5-1.8 / 1.8-30 / 30-76 / 76-108 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-222 / 222-420 / 420-470 / 470-774 / 774-999 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? N-FM/ AM:Double-Conversion Superheterodyne FM / AM Radio: Direct-Conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 160-10 m 144 / 430 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W Max 100 W 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 7.2 V DC 2200 mAh Li-Ion (SBR-14LI)
Current RX Max 600 mA 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ?
TX Max 11 A 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2015 and 201x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
62 × 110 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 4.33 × 1.30 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) With SBR-14LI and Antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1245 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. ? 1.7" touch screen display
System Fusion compatible
FM friendly digital operation with AMS
Large touch display
Loud and Clear voice technology
Digital Group Monitor (GM)
Image Data Transfer
GPS
1200 / 9600 bps APRS
IPX5 water resistant
MicroSD card slot
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000251E KENWOOD-TS-000520S YAESU-FT000002DR