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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 x10-6 or better ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz (108-174 MHz option: VC-20) 430-440 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ? ?
Selectivity AM: 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
FM: 12.0 kHz
? ?
Filters 1st: 58.1125 MHz 2nd: 8.83 MHz 3rd: 455 kHz (FM) ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >80 dB (1.8 - 30 MHz) ? Main: >70 dBSub: >60 dB
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations - All mode   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? High: 35 W, Low: 5 W Max 100/100/100/50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50/500 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX Max 2 A ? Squelched 2.6 A
TX - Max 15 A Max 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 1996 in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
180 × 60 × 216 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.50 in)
281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 7.80 kg (17.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AGC
Attenuator
Carry Handle
Dial Lock
Dimmer
Dual Clock-Timer
Dual NB
Dual VFOs
IF Shift
Mute Terminals
Notch
Record Activation
Record Jack
S-Meter
Scan
Squelch
Sweep
Tilt Bar
Tone Control
9K6 packet ready. Detachable front panel DSP
Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC
Auto-AT on HF/6m
DX-Cluster functions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-005000 KENWOOD-TM-000455E KENWOOD-TS-002000