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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2m / 70cm
23cm + D-Star optional
136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   DV   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? Optional roofing filter modules with 3 & 6kHz filters for HF/6m, and 15kHz filter only for 50MHz and up. ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2m / 70cm
23cm + D-Star optional
144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   DV   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W HF/50/144MHz: 100W, 430MHz: 75W, 1.2GHz: 10W 5.5 W max

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 + N-type SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC +13.8V DC 1130 mAh Li-Ion pack
Current RX 700 mA ? ?
TX Max 9.5 A 24 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
315 × 116 × 343 mm
(12.40 × 4.57 × 13.50 in)
?
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Built-in HF/50MHz ATU (tuner)
IF-DSP (32-bit operation and 24-bit ADC)
24 bit A/D converter
Rear-panel USB port
RIT/XIT
Digital Noise Reduction
Manual and Automatic Notch
Digital Twin PBT
Dual Display
100 Watt Output (75 W on 440)

1.2GHz (23cm) is available with optional UX-9100 module.
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Backlit DTMF keypad
Weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000721E ICOM-IC-009100 KENWOOD-TH-K000020AT