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Mobile UHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   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 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 80-100 W 5-45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA ? 600 mA
TX Max 10 A ? 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
330 × 195 × 355 mm
(12.99 × 7.68 × 13.98 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 1.95 kg (4.3 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. ? DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000451E KENWOOD-TS-000515 KENWOOD-TM-002550A