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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Floating Marine Transceiver | GPS
Desktop HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. Less than ±0.5 p.p.m. (–10˚C to +60˚C; 14˚F to 140˚F)
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 156.050 - 163.275 MHz RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD SSB/CW (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: 0.16μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 0.13μV

AM (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: 12.6μV
1.8-29.995MHz: 2.0μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 1.0μV

FM (at 12dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: -
28.0-29.7MHz: 0.5μV
50MHz band: 0.25μV
Selectivity ? 12 / 25 kHz (-6 / -60 dB) SSB (BW: 2.4KHz)
More than 2.4kHz/–6dB
Less than 3.4kHz/–40dB

CW (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 700Hz/–40dB

RTTY (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 800Hz/–40dB

AM (BW: 6kHz)
More than 6.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 10kHz/–40dB

FM (BW: 15kHz)
More than 12.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 22kHz/–40dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Direct Sampling Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
36 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB More than 70dB
Audio output ? 700 mW @ 16 ohm for 10% THD More than 2.5W (at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load, 1kHz)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 156.025 - 157.425 MHz 1.8-1.999 / 3.5-3.999 / 5.255-5.405* / 7-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.45 / 24.89-24.99 / 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W 1 / 2.5 / 5 / 6 W SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 2–100W, AM: 1–25W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 12 V DC - 1150mAh Lithium-Ion 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 0.7 A 330 mA 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio)
TX Max 6.9 A 1.6 A max 21A (at 100W output power)

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
62 × 142 × 45 mm
(2.44 × 5.59 × 1.77 in)
240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 335 gr (11.8 oz) 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 48 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Submersible JIS-7 / IPX7
DSC Distress, All Ships, Group and Position Polling
One hand operation
Rubber armor on case for sure grip and durability
SOS Strobe light
Programmable channel names
12-channel GPS receiver
Large LCD (132 × 64 dots)
Real-time spectrum scope
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
101 channels (99 regular, 2 scan edges)
SD memory card slot for saving data
Cooling fan system
Multi-function meter
CW functions: full break-in, CW reverse, CW auto tuning
SSB, CW, RTTY, AM, FM modes
Remote control via PC (RS-BA1 IP remote control software)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000701E STANDARD-HX000851 ICOM-IC-007300