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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  23cm  ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz ~50 kHz - 30 MHz 25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W ? -

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX ? ? 90-290 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in Vietnam
Dimensions ? ? 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? ? 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX D/F (Direction Finding) and homing functions Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000833S MARCONI-SMR-000003A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT-2