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General

HAM bands 2m  None  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.005 %
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 150-4500 kHz in 4 bands
88-108 MHz
26.965 - 27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.8 μV for 10 dB; (S + N) /N typical (limit 1.6 μV)
Selectivity ? ? 6 dB @ 7kHz, 70 dB @ 10kHz typical
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double Conversion Superheterodyne, PLL
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.692 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 65 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 26.965 - 27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 12-32 V DC, 6×1.5 volt battery 13.8 V DC nom. (+ or - ground)
Current RX Max 700 mA ? 800 mA
TX Max 11 A - 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Denmark Between 2012 and 201x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
350 × 230 × 180 mm
(13.78 × 9.06 × 7.09 in)
152 × 58 × 327 mm
(5.98 × 2.28 × 12.87 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Direction Finding facility
FM broadcast band readout in small window at the bottom of round dial window
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000231E SAILOR-R000109 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PRO000505XL