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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps Not applicable 25 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range ? 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-420 / 450-470 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 μV Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? 55 dB AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW @ ≤5% 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5-29.7 MHz 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-420 / 450-470 MHz -
Modulations All mode   FM   -
RF-output 160 W (3.5-21 MHz), 140 W (28 MHz) 3.3 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC 6V, 1100mAh(Ni-MH) Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 90 VA
TX 15 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China Between 1963 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
109 × 54 × 34 mm
(4.29 × 2.13 × 1.34 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Chargeable and Programmable through Mini USB Interface ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TL-000120 HYTERA-TC-000500 EDDYSTONE-000770R-MK.-II