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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Transceiver
Desktop Station Control

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  None 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 230-252.9 / 255.1-261.9 / 266.1-270.9 / 275.1-379.9 / 382.1-411.9 /
415.1-550 / 834.1-859.9 / 889.1-914.9 / 960.1-999.99 MHz
0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz 1.8-150 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)   All mode  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
SSB (1b dB S/N): 0.5-0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 6.3-1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.22 µV
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Selectivity ? SSB/FSK/PSK: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 12.0 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 25.0 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz) ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
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Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W into 8 Ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
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Modulations FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)   All mode  
RF-output High: 50 / 50 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 2 / 2 W Max 100 W (AM 25 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains
Current RX ? 3 A max ?
TX Max 12.5 A 22.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
410 × 158 × 387 mm
(16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in)
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Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TMW-000706S KENWOOD-TS-000890S KENWOOD-SM-000220