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Mobile Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 300 Hz / hour after warm-up Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 403-433 / 450-470 / 470-490 / 490-512 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/FM
15 kHz @ -3 dB, 32 kHz @ -60 dB
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 403-433 / 450-470 / 470-490 / 490-512 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 45 W SSB: 25 W PEP, FM: 15...25 W, AM: 25 W PEP -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 60Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12 V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? 2 A 80 W
TX ? 9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in West-Germany Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 256 × 105 × 273 mm
(10.08 × 4.13 × 10.75 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TK-000830 SEMCOSET-SELECTO EDDYSTONE-000730/8