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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 / 440-450 MHz 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   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
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W Max 100/100 W Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 700 mA ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX Max 9.5 A ? 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX DSP ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000721A KENWOOD-TS-000570S KENWOOD-TS-000520