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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld 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 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
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 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W (AM 40 W) 4 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 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 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
210 × 50 × 155 mm
(8.27 × 1.97 × 6.10 in)
Weight ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 105 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 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
AM/FM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000741E KENWOOD-TS-000850S MIDLAND/ALAN-000028