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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 0.54-31 MHz 0.5-1.6 MHz / 49 / 41 / 31 / 25 / 19 / 16 / 13m / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 20/20 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 115/230V AC ?V DC
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 in)
180 × 120 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 4.72 × 1.38 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ? 640 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTSS. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-V000708 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400 SONY-ICF-007600AW