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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 160-10 m 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations All mode   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection Better than 60 dB Better than 50 dB 80 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations All mode   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W Max 100 W 100 W (AM 40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 1 A 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) 2 A
TX Max 7.5 A 15 A max. 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 105 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000851A KENWOOD-TS-000520S KENWOOD-TS-000850S