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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ? ± 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 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? 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 50 dB ? ?
Audio output > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ? > 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 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW 5-45 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (with PS-510) ?V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 180 W max ? 600 mA
TX 315 W max ? 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1984 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
? 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ? 1.95 kg (4.3 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-000510 KENWOOD-TH-000021A KENWOOD-TM-002550A