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General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 442-447 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (20 dB quieting) 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity ? 20 kHz (-60 dB), 40 kHz (-70 dB) SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 440-445 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 1 / 10 W Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 600 mA 500 mA 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX Max 11 A 3 A max 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. ? ?
Accessories ? CTCSS unit
PS-5 Power supply with built-in clock
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MPN KENWOOD-TM-000251E KENWOOD-TR-008300 KENWOOD-TS-000520S