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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  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 10-80 m 144-146 MHz ?
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) 2-25 W 2 kW PEP SSB, 1 kW CW/RTTY (input power)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (with PS-510) 12-16V DC or mains 12-16V DC
Current RX 180 W max Max 1.3 A ?
TX 315 W max Max 6.5 A 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
270 × 96 × 260 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.24 in)
123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DCS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000510 KENWOOD-TS-000711E KENWOOD-TL-000922