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General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  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 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
0.05-35 MHz
Modulations FM   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 XTAL ? 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 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 1 W High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.3 W AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 8.4V DC +/- 25% 12-16 V DC
Current RX 38 mA ? 1.5 A
TX 420 mA 350-700 mA 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1987 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
66 × 168 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.61 × 1.57 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with batteries 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 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 ? ? IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002200 KENWOOD-TR-003500 KENWOOD-TS-000140S