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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Within ±2 kHz during one hour after one minute of warm-up, and within 150 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz in 4 bands 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1 µV (30 dB S/N)
AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
< 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) ETS ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 4 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB 70 dB > 70 dB
Audio output 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output 10 W (AM: 5 W) 5/25 W 5 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC Proprietary
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC 13.8V DC 7.5V DC NiCad battery
Current RX 0.8 A ? ?
TX 4 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 199x and 20xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
168 × 44 × 188 mm
(6.61 × 1.73 × 7.40 in)
59 × 140 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 5.51 × 1.57 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ? 509 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features 20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
Select 5/5-tone selcall, CTCSS/PL CTCSS/PL or Select 5/5-tone CCIR
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000600 MOTOROLA-GM-000900 MOTOROLA-GP-000300