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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Dual-band DMR handheld
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability less than 10 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 215-230 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DMR   AM   CW  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity < 12 kHz (-6 dB)
< 24 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DMR   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 1 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh Mains
Current RX Max 600 mA ? ?
TX Max 6.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2018 and 20xx in China Between 1958 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
? ?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 1024 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000331A BAOFENG-RD-000005R HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 MK III