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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. per °C at 29.999 MHz
Tuning steps ? Continuous 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-80 m + WWV 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB/CW: 0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM option: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
Default: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 2.9 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 1.4 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.25 kHz @ -6 dB / 0.85 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 500 Hz CW Roofing: 2400 / 1500 Hz IF: 2400 / 1800 / 500 / 250 Hz
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 8.83 MHz 1st: 9 MHz
2nd: 6.3 MHz (FM: 455 kHz)
Image rejection ? 50 dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 1.5 W @ 8 ohm with less than 2% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY  
RF-output High: 2 W, Low: ? mW SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
20-100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239 + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - RS-232C

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 12-14 V DC
Current RX ? 2 A 1.5 A
TX ? 5 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1988 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
273 × 146 × 432 mm
(10.75 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
Weight ? 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
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Accessories ? Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
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MPN KENWOOD-TR-002400 KENWOOD-TS-000120V TEN-TEC-OMNI-V-000562