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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  23cm  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 438-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/35/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W Hi 2.5 W, Lo 0.3 W SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10.8V DC (Max 13.0V DC) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 150 mA 4 A
TX ? Max 700 mA 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 61 × 168 × 49 mm
(2.40 × 6.61 × 1.93 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? 720 gr (1.6 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 303 channels in 3 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS
Triple RX
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000941A YAESU-FT-000208R ICOM-IC-000732S