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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  1.25m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 11 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 220-225 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 5-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX - 4-13 A 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. Digital voice recorder option. Twin RX DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59 KENWOOD-TM-V000071E KENWOOD-TM-003530A