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HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver | 5.5 watt

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 0.5-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 μV typ. (at 12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system DSP Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? 800mW (internal)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 1.8-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output 200 W max 15 / 25 / 50 / 100W 5.5 / 2.0 / 0.5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.5V DC
Current RX ? ? 77-300 mA
TX ? ? 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 201x Between 198x and 198x Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions ? ? 52 × 112 × 22 mm
(2.05 × 4.41 × 0.87 in)
Weight ? ? 230 gr (8.1 oz) with BP-278
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Large LCD
Internal and external antenna tuner options
Data Communications capable up to 300 bps AFSK / FSK
Optional Selective Call System (with optional KPE-1)
VOX capability
IP67 waterproofing
MIL-STD810
10.5 hours of operation
8 chars alphanumeric display
CTCSS / DTCS
DTMF
Inversion Voice Scrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000480HX KENWOOD-TRC-000080 ICOM-IC-V000088