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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   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)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz - 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna N-type - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC Mains Mains (with PS-500AC)
Current RX Max 700 mA ? 250 W max
TX Max 5.5 A - 450 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1991 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
483 × 135 × 470 mm
(19.02 × 5.31 × 18.50 in)
330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000531E RACAL-RA-006793A KENWOOD-TS-000500