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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps FM: 5 / 10 kHz
SSB/CW: 1 / 5 kHz
? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? SSB / CW / FSK
100-500 kHz: ≤ 1 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: ≤ 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: ≤ 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: ≤ 0.13 µV
AM
100-500 kHz: ≤ 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: ≤ 31.6 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: ≤ 2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: ≤ 2 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: ≤ 0.25 µV
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
? SSB: 2.3 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.3 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 200 Hz @ -6 dB / 450 Hz @ -60 dB
FSK: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1000 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 14 kHz @ -6 dB / 18 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? SSB: 300 / 2600 Hz CW: 200 Hz FSK: 500 Hz AM: 100 / 4000 Hz FM: 14 kHz
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne ? Quadruple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz (SSB/CW)
2nd: 455 kHz (FM)
? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 11.3 kHz
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ≥ 80 dB
Audio output 2 W ? >= 1.5 W @ 1-% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W Max 100 W Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 1 A max ? 2 A
TX 6 A max 295 W 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1995 and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Built-in auto AT: 20-150 ohms
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000751A KENWOOD-TS-000530S KENWOOD-TS-000870S