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General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup n/a
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz - 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 MHz n/a
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 500 kHz-1.5 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 2.0 µV
CW(N): ≤ 1.25 µV
AM: ≤ 8.0 µV
FM: -

1.5-30 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 0.25 µV
CW(N): ≤ 0.16 µV
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV
FM: ≤ 0.6 µV
n/a
Selectivity ? SSB / CW(W) / FSK
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
CW(N)
600 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.3 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
15 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
n/a
Filters ? ? n/a
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 160-10 m + WARC n/a
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5 V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 600 mA 2 A ?
TX Max 11 A 19 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 2002 and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
?
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features 9K6 packet ready. IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000251E YAESU-FT-000757GX AOR-ARD005000