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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2,5 p.p.m. (-20 °C bis +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? Max 100 W High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A
TX ? 295 W 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions ? 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
Weight ? 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000642 KENWOOD-TS-000530S KENWOOD-TM-000271E