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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Within ±2 kHz during one hour after one minute of warm-up, and within 150 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 50-54 MHz in 4 bands 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1 µV (30 dB S/N)
AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 11 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 4 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 10 W (AM: 5 W) Max 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC Mains
Current RX ? 0.8 A ?
TX 4-13 A 4 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
402 × 141 × 400 mm
(15.83 × 5.55 × 15.75 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Digital voice recorder option. Twin RX 20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
Built-in keyer and auto AT. DSP. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-V000071E KENWOOD-TS-000600 KENWOOD-TS-000950SDX