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General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ±20 ppm
Tuning steps 25 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 2m (144-146/148 MHz depending on region)
Modulations FM   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)
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Selectivity ? 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 2m (144-146/148 MHz depending on region)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (with PS-510) Mains or 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 180 W max -
TX ? 315 W max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx Between and
Dimensions 147 × 51 × 193 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.60 in)
330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
161 × 111 × 261 mm
(6.34 × 4.37 × 10.28 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-008400 KENWOOD-TS-000510 ICOM-DV-000021