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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
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Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz
Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (10 m, 6 m or 23 cm options) 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
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Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 80 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (10 m, 6 m or 23 cm options) 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W (AM 40 W) 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX ? 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
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Weight ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 105 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Triple RX Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000741E KENWOOD-TS-000850S LAFAYETTE-COMSTAT-000025A