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Desktop Station Control
Desktop Shortwave receiver
2m/440 Transceiver APRS | TNC | Echolink ready | GPS

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-150 MHz 0.05-30 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range ? - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 50 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type -
Impedance 50Ω 50/450Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 35 W 1.2 A max
TX ? - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 260 × 155 × 427 mm
(10.24 × 6.10 × 16.81 in)
482 × 133 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 20.00 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - Bandscope ±25/100/250 kHz
- 10 MHz Oscilloscope
- Matches many Kenwood Transceivers
- Wideband Transmission Monitor
- RTTY X-Y Tuning Meter
- Built-in 1000/1575 Hz Two-Tone Generator
? GPS
APRS
Dual Receive on Same Band (VxV, UxU)
EchoLink
Invertible Front Panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-SM-000230 WATKINS-JOHNSON-HF-001000 KENWOOD-TM-D000710G