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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 0.05-35 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
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
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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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? -50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 1.5 A ?
TX ? 20 A max 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 31 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000642 KENWOOD-TS-000140S KENWOOD-TS-000530S