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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m All International Maritime VHF channels 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - All International Maritime VHF channels 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 25 W 5-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12/24 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX - 5 A max 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 1984 and 199x in Denmark Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions ? 225 × 98 × 160 mm
(8.86 × 3.86 × 6.30 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual Watch
Instant Channel 16
DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000310 SAILOR-RT002047 KENWOOD-TM-002530A