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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-10 m 40 m ?
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity ? 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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 160-10 m 40 m ?
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
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Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000251E KENWOOD-TS-000520S HEATHKIT-HW-000022