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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Within 100 Hz after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 + WWV m 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <1 µV (26 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB AM/SSB/CW: <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: <40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10 W Max 100 W FM/SSB/CW: 10 W, AM: 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC) 12-16V DC or mains 120/240 VAC
Current RX ? 700 mA 0.8-1A
TX ? 18 A max Max 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
278 × 124 × 320 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.60 in)
Weight ? 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-009000 KENWOOD-TS-000120S KENWOOD-TS-000700G