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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±0.5 p.p.m. (–10˚C to +60˚C; 14˚F to 140˚F) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 kHz 1 Hz 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed) 18-620 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 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
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Selectivity ? 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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Direct Sampling Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 36 kHz ?
Image rejection ? More than 70dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2.5W (at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load, 1kHz) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 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 27 / 49-53 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 2–100W, AM: 1–25W 5 / 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 2600 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX 0.7 A 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio) ?
TX Max 9.5 A 21A (at 100W output power) ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.87 in)
240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
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Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in bank(s) 960 channels in 15 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 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)
NOAA channels
GPS/APRS Position Sending
Bluetooth App Programming
USB-C charging
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TW-004100E ICOM-IC-007300 RADTEL-RT-000950