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HF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 80-100 W 0.4/3 W 5-70 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-11 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX ? ? 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 330 × 195 × 355 mm
(12.99 × 7.68 × 13.98 in)
? 180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ? 2.35 kg (5.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000515 HEATHKIT-HWS-000002 KENWOOD-TM-002570A