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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Not applicable ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz ? 144-146 MHz
Modulations All mode   - FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 3.5-29.7 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations All mode   All mode   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 160 W (3.5-21 MHz), 140 W (28 MHz) High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 12-16V DC 11-16V DC
Current RX Max 1 A ? Max 700 mA
TX Max 6 A 15 A Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000751E KENWOOD-TL-000120 KENWOOD-TM-000231A