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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Within ±2 kHz during one hour after one minute of warm-up, and within 150 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter ±2.5 ppm
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 50-54 MHz in 4 bands 136-150 MHz (VHF 1 version)
150-174 MHz (VHF 2 version)
350-370 MHz (UHF 1 version)
400-430 MHz (UHF 2 version)
450-470 MHz (UHF 3 version)
465-520 MHz (UHF 4 version)
470-490 MHz (UHF 5 version)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1 µV (30 dB S/N)
AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
<0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 4 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
25 or 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 50-54 MHz 136-150 MHz (VHF 1 version)
150-174 MHz (VHF 2 version)
350-370 MHz (UHF 1 version)
400-430 MHz (UHF 2 version)
450-470 MHz (UHF 3 version)
465-520 MHz (UHF 4 version)
470-490 MHz (UHF 5 version)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output High: 50/35/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W 10 W (AM: 5 W) VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX ? 0.8 A ?
TX ? 4 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX 20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000942 KENWOOD-TS-000600 PUXING-PX-000628