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VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.2-0.35 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz bandwidth)
AM: 0.5-0.9 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz bandwidth)
FM: 0.35-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity ? 35 built-in filters
SSB/CW: 200-3000 Hz
AM: 400-6000 Hz
FM: 15 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFT455F2
?
Image rejection ? 80 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK  
RF-output 1 W 1-20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.6-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 45 mA ?
TX 450 mA Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 122 × 51 × 175 mm
(4.80 × 2.01 × 6.89 in)
216 × 70 × 246 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 9.69 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 10*NiCd included 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Illuminated dial PLL: SM5104GA Scanning. CTCSS encoder. PSK31-ready. IF-DSP.
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002300 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-V-(000516)