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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W 15 / 25 / 50 / 100W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 700 mA Max 300 mA ?
TX Max 9.5 A Max 5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
150 × 50 × 174 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 6.85 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Large LCD
Internal and external antenna tuner options
Data Communications capable up to 300 bps AFSK / FSK
Optional Selective Call System (with optional KPE-1)
VOX capability
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000431E YAESU-FT-000230R KENWOOD-TRC-000080