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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (10 m, 6 m or 23 cm options) 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (10 m, 6 m or 23 cm options) 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) 10 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 0.5 A
TX ? ? Max 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1969 and 19xx Between 1981 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000741E SWAN-(CUBIC)-000260-CYGNET YAESU-FT-000780R