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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m - 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   All mode   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output 100 W 1.5 kW / 1 kW 50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 25-100Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC +48 V DC, +12 V DC and -12 V DC from separate VP-2000 PSU 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 201x in Japan Between 2025 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 482 × 177 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 6.97 × 20.00 in)
183 × 93 × mm
(7.20 × 3.66 × 0.00 in)
Weight ? 24.50 kg (54.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags
Non volatile EEPROM storage
Built-in 1200/9600 bd
KISS TNC with APRS
3.45" color TFT
WLAN, Bluetooth. USB-C
Extensive voice guidance
Micro-SD card slot
D-Star reflector terminal mode
GPS
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520SE YAESU-VL-002000 KENWOOD-TM-D000750A