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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ 3 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
80-10 m + 11 m + WWV (15 MHz)
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV
SSB/CW: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single/double/triple/quadruple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695/75.925/287.175 MHz
2nd: 0.455/10.695/41.415 MHz
3rd: -/0.455/10.695 MHz
4th: -/-/455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 50 dB
Audio output 1.5 W / 8 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
80-10 m (no WARC)
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output FM: 45/40 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W, 23cm: 10 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains or 13.8 V DC +/-10%
Current RX 2.5 A 2 / 7 A (heater off/on)
TX Max 15 A 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 342 × 134 × 369 mm
(13.46 × 5.28 × 14.53 in)
350 × 165 × 333 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 13.11 in)
Weight 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX 6146B final
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000790E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-002020