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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ≤ 0.25 µV / 0.28 µV
Selectivity 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ? 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW 5 / 4 / 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (with PS-510) ?V DC 7.4V, 1650mAh (Li-Ion Battery)
Current RX 180 W max ? ?
TX 315 W max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1984 and 19xx Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
? 117 × 53 × 36 mm
(4.61 × 2.09 × 1.42 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ? 287 gr (10.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 256 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000510 KENWOOD-TH-000021A HYTERA-TC-000580