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General

HAM bands 2m  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 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 144-147.995 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 11 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 144-147.995 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 1-10 W 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains (with PS-500AC)
Current RX Max 1.2 A ? 250 W max
TX 4-13 A Max 3 A 450 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1986 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
160 × 60 × 260 mm
(6.30 × 2.36 × 10.24 in)
330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features WX alert. CTCSS/DCS. Digital voice recorder option. Twin RX ? -
Accessories ? ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN KENWOOD-TM-V000071A KENWOOD-TR-007600 KENWOOD-TS-000500