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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 118-174 / 410-470 MHz 0.05-35 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -50 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A 3 A 1.5 A
TX 20 A max Max 11 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x Between 1987 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 31 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 KENWOOD-TM-000732A KENWOOD-TS-000140S