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Desktop Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Fixed channels ? ?

Receiver

RX-range VHF-LO 30-50 MHz
VHF-HI 148-174 MHz
10-160 m 220-225 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV (20 dB quieting) ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 18 kHz (-6 dB)
34 kHz (-50 dB)
? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 220-225 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output ? Max 100 W 5-25 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50-75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX - ? 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1992 and 1996 in USA Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 273 × 83 × 254 mm
(10.75 × 3.27 × 10.00 in)
? 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP. RS-232C. Full QSK. Built-in keyer DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-121 TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-(000563) KENWOOD-TM-003530A