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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m + WWV 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
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Filters ? 500 Hz CW ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 8.83 MHz ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
10W (AM: 2 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC
Current RX Max 600 mA 2 A ?
TX Max 11 A 5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
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Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout
Accessories ? Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
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MPN KENWOOD-TM-000251E KENWOOD-TS-000120V KENWOOD-TS-000700S