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General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ±2.5 p.p.m. (-20 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 80-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   USB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? 2 W @ 5% THD into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 80-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   USB  
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 1 A ? ?
TX 13 A max 295 W 450 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1982 and 19xx in Brazil
Dimensions 160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000271A KENWOOD-TS-000530SP DELTA-DBR-000550