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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 148-174 / 450-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 1 W HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 180 mA Max 2.5 A ?
TX 850 mA Max 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 158 × 52 × 210 mm
(6.22 × 2.05 × 8.27 in)
270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) incl. battery and antenna 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000050 KENWOOD-TS-000690S 20-157