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UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up.
Tuning steps Channelized ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 442-447 MHz 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (20 dB quieting) ? 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity 20 kHz (-60 dB), 40 kHz (-70 dB) ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 440-445 MHz 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1 / 10 W 100 W 100 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 500 mA ? 32 W
TX 3 A max ? 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in USA Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
432 × 133 × 476 mm
(17.01 × 5.24 × 18.74 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual 32-bit IF-DSP. True diversity reception capability with twin RX. Real-time spectrum display. Built-in keyer. Flash-ROM BIOS. VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Accessories CTCSS unit
PS-5 Power supply with built-in clock
? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-008300 TEN-TEC-ORION-II-(000566) KENWOOD-TS-000830M