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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual band VHF/UHF handheld tranceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.15 µV / 0.18 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ≥400mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? Max 100 W 4 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 7.4 V DC, 2200 mAh Li-ion battery
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? 295 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in Singapore
Dimensions ? 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
105 × 58 × 37 mm
(4.13 × 2.28 × 1.46 in)
Weight ? 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX ? VOX
1750 Hz
CTCSS / DCS
Roger beep
LED light
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000642 KENWOOD-TS-000530S KENWOOD-TH-F000009-(FAKE!)