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General |
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| HAM bands | 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 11m (CB) 6m 2m 1.25m 70cm 33cm 23cm 10m 4m | 70cm | 80m 40m 20m 15m 10m |
| Freq. stability | ? | ? | Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation |
| Tuning steps | user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz | ? | Continuous |
Receiver |
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| RX-range | 0.5-1300 MHz | 430-440 MHz | 10-80 m in 7 bands |
| Modulations | AM FM N-FM W-FM CW USB LSB | FM | AM CW SSB |
| Sensitivity |
N-FM: 0.5 µV or better for 12dB across most of the range. AM: 3.0 µV or better for 10dB S/N across most of the range. SSB: 1.5 µV or better across most of the range Reduced sensitivity below approx. 2 MHz all modes |
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15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N) |
| Selectivity | ? | ? | 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB) |
| Filters | ? | ? | ? |
| Receiver system | Superheterodyne | ? | Superheterodyne |
| IF-freqs. | ? | ? | ? |
| Image rejection | ? | ? | ≥ 60 dB |
| Audio output | > 100 mW @ 10% distortion | ? | > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) |
Transmitter |
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| TX-range | - | 430-440 MHz | 10-80 m in 7 bands |
| Modulations | - | FM | AM CW SSB |
| RF-output | ? | High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 30 mW | 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) |
Connections |
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| Antenna | BNC | - | SO-239 |
| Impedance | 50Ω | 50 Ω | 50-75Ω |
| Other | - | - | - |
Electrical |
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| Power req. | 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external | 5-16V DC | Mains (with PS-500AC) |
| Current RX | 100 mA max | Max 45 mA | 250 W max |
| TX | - | Max 1.8 A | 450 W max |
Physical |
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| Manufactured | Between 1992 and 199x | Between 1994 and 19xx | Between 197x and 19xx in USA |
| Dimensions |
55 × 152 × 40 mm (2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in) |
56 × 1165 × 245 mm (2.20 × 45.87 × 9.65 in) |
330 × 220 × 300 mm (12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in) |
| Weight | 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack | 290 gr (10.2 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook | 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs) |
| Form factor | Handheld | Handheld | Base Station |
Other features |
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| Memories | 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second | 41 channels in 1 bank(s) | None |
| Usage | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators |
| Features | ? | ? | - |
| Accessories | ? | ? |
External speaker External Remove VFO |
| MPN | AOR-AR-001500 | KENWOOD-TH-000042E | KENWOOD-TS-000500 |
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