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2m / 70cm Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  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 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   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 2.5 W ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 1/10 W SSB: 25 W PEP, FM: 15...25 W, AM: 25 W PEP -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12 V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? 2 A 80 W
TX 5 A max 9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in West-Germany Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 290 × 124 × 332 mm
(11.42 × 4.88 × 13.07 in)
256 × 105 × 273 mm
(10.08 × 4.13 × 10.75 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 10.10 kg (22.3 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features RIT
Noise Blanker
Two VFOs
VOX
Digital readout to 100 Hz
IF Shift
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000780 SEMCOSET-SELECTO EDDYSTONE-000730/8