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Desktop VHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  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 Rx: Continuous, Tx: XTAL ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL for TX (VFO option) 12 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 20 W (input) High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 100 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 600 mA 32 W
TX ? Max 11 A 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight ? ? 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CLEGG-000022'ER KENWOOD-TM-000241E KENWOOD-TS-000830M