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Mobile VHF Transceiver
6 m | 10 W | SSB
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  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 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
50-54 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 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 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
50-54 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 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 0.4-0.9 A ? 250 W max
TX Max 6 A ? 450 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 175 × 64 × 206 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.11 in)
170 × 68 × 260 mm
(6.69 × 2.68 × 10.24 in)
330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 15 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007800 KENWOOD-TR-009300 KENWOOD-TS-000500