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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 160-10m
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
? SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 9MHz
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? >60dB
Audio output ? 180mW max 3W (10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 160-10m
Modulations All mode   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W

Connections

Antenna N-type BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 4.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX Max 1 A ? 70W max
TX Max 7.5 A - 320W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 1992 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000851A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220XLT NEC-CQ-000110