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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna - - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA ? ?
TX Max 11 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
47 × 120 × 34 mm
(1.85 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
?
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. ? Dual 32-bit IF-DSP. True diversity reception capability with twin RX. Real-time spectrum display. Built-in keyer. Flash-ROM BIOS.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000251E STANDARD-C-000470 TEN-TEC-ORION-(000565)