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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
SDR HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability less than 10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz 1 Hz - 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 215-230 MHz 144-148 MHz 50 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV AM: 3.5 µV
SSB: 1.5 µV
CW: 0.8 µV
10 dB S+N/N, preamp on
Selectivity < 12 kHz (-6 dB)
< 24 kHz (-60 dB)
± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 70 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 15 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 55 dB
Audio output 2 W 300 mW into 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 144-148 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC + SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 8.4V DC 11-15 V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 20-130 mA 500 mA max
TX Max 6.5 A 220-550 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1980 and 199x Between 2005 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
200 × 60 × 190 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 7.48 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000331A ICOM-IC-000002A ELAD-FDM-000077