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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Transverter
2m/440 Transceiver APRS | TNC | Echolink ready | GPS

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 28.0-29.7 <- 144-145.7 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
1 µV (10 dB S/N) 146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 28.0-29.7 -> 144-145.7 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   FM  
RF-output AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W SSB/CW: 16 W 50 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 12-16 V DC or mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 1.5 A ? 1.2 A max
TX 20 A max ? 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
168 × 153 × 336 mm
(6.61 × 6.02 × 13.23 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 3 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Built-in speaker GPS
APRS
Dual Receive on Same Band (VxV, UxU)
EchoLink
Invertible Front Panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000680S KENWOOD-TV-000502 KENWOOD-TM-D000710G