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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  23cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 68.9 MHz
2nd: ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 16.7/150 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA ? Max 2.2 A
TX Max 11 A ? Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
? 410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) None 127 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX DSP
RS-232C
Twin RX
Built-in auto-AT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000251E KENWOOD-TM-000833S YAESU-FT-000920AF