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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 118-174 MHz (after modification)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: 0.4 µV (20 dB quieting)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
CW: 0.18 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
< -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB) FM: 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 28 kHz or less (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz or more (-6 dB), 16 kHz or less (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.2 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 2-25 W 100 W High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC or mains Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX Max 1.4 A ? 400 mA (squelched)
TX Max 8 A ? Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 260 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.24 in)
368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
Weight 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DCS Tube hybrid
VOX
CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) option. RoHS compliant
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000811E YAESU-FT-000102 ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKIII