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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 20 / 40 / 80 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 5200 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 20 / 40 / 80 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC 117/230V AC, 12V DC
Current RX ? 0.7 A ?
TX ? Max 9.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 150 × 50 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.87 in)
340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000642 KENWOOD-TW-004100E NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000003