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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 36 kHz (-60 dB) 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz - 136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? 5 W max

Connections

Antenna N-type BNC Proprietary
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.5V DC NiCad battery
Current RX Max 600 mA ? ?
TX Max 6 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? 483 × 89 × 320 mm
(19.02 × 3.50 × 12.60 in)
59 × 140 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 5.51 × 1.57 in)
Weight ? 5.58 kg (12.3 lbs) 509 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? PC-control CTCSS/PL or Select 5/5-tone CCIR
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000541 LOWE-HF-000235 MOTOROLA-GP-000300