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General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation
Tuning steps ? Conitnuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-147.995 MHz 80-10 m 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-147.995 MHz 80-10 m 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1-10 W 750 W PEP 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains (with PS-500AC)
Current RX ? ? 250 W max
TX Max 3 A ? 450 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 160 × 60 × 260 mm
(6.30 × 2.36 × 10.24 in)
? 330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
Weight ? ? 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007600 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000700 KENWOOD-TS-000500