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HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
144-146 MHz 520-1710 / 2300-21950 kHz
87-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne ? PLL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 144-146 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   -
RF-output Max 100/100/100/50 W High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% 11-16V DC 5V DC through mini-USB jack or 3 × R6/AA batteries
Current RX Squelched 2.6 A Max 700 mA ?
TX Max 20.5 A Max 11 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2014 Between 1989 and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 450 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. ? Digital Sound Processing
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-B002000 KENWOOD-TM-000231A TECSUN-PL-000360