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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 3 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
78-174 / 350-520 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single/double/triple/quadruple conversion superheterodyne FM/AM: double conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695/75.925/287.175 MHz
2nd: 0.455/10.695/41.415 MHz
3rd: -/0.455/10.695 MHz
4th: -/-/455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W / 8 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB: 25 W PEP, CW: 20 W FM: 45/40 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W, 23cm: 10 W VHF/UHF: 45/40, 25/25, 8/8 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8 V DC
Current RX 700 mA 2.5 A 0.5 A
TX 4 A max Max 15 A 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 241 × 94 × mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 0.00 in)
342 × 134 × 369 mm
(13.46 × 5.28 × 14.53 in)
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Weight ? 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in bank(s) 512 channels in 4 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Detachable front panel
Upgradable firmware
Optional APRS
Optional Bluetooth speaker/mic
Color display
Band-scope
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130V KENWOOD-TS-000790E VERO-GLOBAL-COMMUNICATION-VR-006900