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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz ? 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity 11 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? ? 80 W
TX 4-13 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1950 and 196x in Brazil Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
? 426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features CTCSS/DCS. Digital voice recorder option. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-V000071E DELTA-000208 EDDYSTONE-000730/8