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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 0.15-0.4 / 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB >70 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains or 9V DC (6LR20 / D)
Current RX 2 A 600 mA (no input signal) ?
TX Max 20 A Max 7.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
381 × 246 × 120 mm
(15.00 × 9.69 × 4.72 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories AT-450 antenna tuner ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000450S KENWOOD-TW-004000A NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000029