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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 40 m 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 40 m 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5-45 W 1 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 9.6V DC Mains
Current RX 600 mA ? ?
TX 9.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 200x in Japan Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
? 400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
Weight 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) ? 18.15 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DCL ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-002550E MIZUHO-P-000007DX SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505