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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne ? 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz (SSB/CW)
2nd: 455 kHz (FM)
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Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W Max 100 W SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 1 A max ? Max 350 W
TX 6 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
? 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000751A KENWOOD-TS-000950S KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS