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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 440-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 440-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
RF-output 100 W (10m: 50 W) High: 12 W, Low: 1 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? 600 mA (no input signal)
TX ? ? Max 7.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx
Dimensions 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
141 × 39 × 183 mm
(5.55 × 1.54 × 7.20 in)
161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000100D KENWOOD-TM-000401A KENWOOD-TW-004000