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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Not applicable

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA) (140-152 MHz after modification)
430-440 MHz ?
Modulations FM   All mode   -
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA) (140-152 MHz after modification)
430-440 MHz 3.5-29.7 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode   All mode  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 160 W (3.5-21 MHz), 140 W (28 MHz)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC 12-16V DC
Current RX Max 300 mA Max 1 A ?
TX Max 6 A Max 7.5 A 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 182 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.17 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AZDEN-PCS-005000 KENWOOD-TR-000851A KENWOOD-TL-000120