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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA ? Max 300 mA
TX Max 11 A ? Max 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
? 150 × 50 × 174 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 6.85 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000251E YAESU-FT-001000D YAESU-FT-000230R