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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 136-174 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 11-16V DC Mains (with PS-510)
Current RX Max 0.7 A ? 180 W max
TX Max 6.9 A ? 315 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
? 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000701E KENWOOD-TM-000731A KENWOOD-TS-000510