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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   SSB  
RF-output 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1984 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
? ?
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000510 KENWOOD-TH-000021A COBRA-002010-GTL-WX