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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output Max 100/100 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W 5.5 W max

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 1130 mAh Li-Ion pack
Current RX ? 600 mA (no input signal) ?
TX ? Max 7.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1983 and 19xx Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
?
Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT ? CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Backlit DTMF keypad
Weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000480SAT KENWOOD-TW-004000A KENWOOD-TH-K000020AT