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HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile marine transceiver
Dual band VHF/UHF Mobile Radio

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
0.5-30 MHz 108-136 / 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-490 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
SSB/CW/RTTY
0.5-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
AM
0.5-1.6 MHz: 10 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 2 µV
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY
2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB
20 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters ? ? 2.5 / 5 kHz
Receiver system SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion 2 W into 8 Ohms with 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 1.6-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
RF-output Max 100/100/100/50 W SSB: 100 W, AM: 40 W VHF: 5/10/20/50 W, UHF: 5/10/25/40 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX Squelched 2.6 A 1.4 A ?
TX Max 20.5 A 25 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2014 Between 20xx and 20xx in China Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
240 × 200 × 65 mm
(9.45 × 7.87 × 2.56 in)
140 × 42 × 211 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 8.31 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 4.00 kg (8.8 lbs) 1.16 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 750 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. ? 7 characters alpha-numeric display
Single or Dual Receive/Display Modes
User selectable multi-colored LCD display
Dual receive with separate volume control
Multiple scan modes including priority scan
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-B002000 FEITONG-FT-000808 POLMAR-DB-000050