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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (-20 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 144-148 MHz 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 144-148 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 4×LR6
Current RX - 1 A ?
TX ? 13 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x Between 1993 and 199x
Dimensions ? 160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
66 × 151 × 37 mm
(2.60 × 5.94 × 1.46 in)
Weight ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) Batteries not included
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004X KENWOOD-TM-000271A 20-305