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General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  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 ? 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   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 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains (with PS-510)
Current RX 400 mA ? 180 W max
TX 9.5 A ? 315 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 179 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.05 in)
147 × 51 × 193 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.60 in)
330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000221E KENWOOD-TR-008400 KENWOOD-TS-000510