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HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-148 MHz 118-174 / 220-260 / 350-390 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM: 0.18 µV
N-FM: 0.22 µV
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system DSP Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion >2W@5%

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-148 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 200 W max 5-25 W VHF: 50/25/10/5 W, UHF: 35/25/10/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 600 mA 0.8 A
TX ? 6.5 A 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 201x Between 198x and 198x Between 2013 and 20xx in Taiwan
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
140 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 758 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DCL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000480HX KENWOOD-TM-002530A ADI-AM-000580