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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
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 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz in 4 bands 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
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)
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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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 10 W (AM: 5 W) Max 125 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC Mains
Current RX Max 600 mA 0.8 A ?
TX Max 11 A 4 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1982 and 198x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
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Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. 20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
Auto-AT option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000251E KENWOOD-TS-000600 KENWOOD-TS-000930