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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2) ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 230-252.9 / 255.1-261.9 / 266.1-270.9 / 275.1-379.9 / 382.1-411.9 /
415.1-550 / 834.1-859.9 / 889.1-914.9 / 960.1-999.99 MHz
0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
0.22 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
?
Image rejection 60 dB Greater than 70 dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz
(142-149.885 MHz)
Modulations FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output High: 50 / 50 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 2 / 2 W SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W 10 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC ±15% 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? 2 A 300-600 mA
TX Max 12.5 A 20.5 A 3-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
130 × 32 × 140 mm
(5.12 × 1.26 × 5.51 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TMW-000706S KENWOOD-TS-000570DG RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000252