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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1500 MHz 136-174 MHz 545 kHz - 20 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz
4th: 455 kHz
? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.0 watts at 4 ohm load 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 11-16V DC Mains
Current RX ~200 mA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 1992 in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 1931 and 1932 in USA
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
? ?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 2016 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002515 KENWOOD-TM-000731E HAMMARLUND-COMET