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General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 15 p.p.m. ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   AM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   -
RF-output 5-25 W 4 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω ? 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 600 mA ? 80 W
TX 6.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
? 426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features DCL ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-003530A REGENCY-000500 EDDYSTONE-000730/8