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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 0.5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512/ 1240-1300 MHz 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz (USA)
0.15-0.4 / 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz (Europe)
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB): 0.13 µV
AM (S/N 10 dB): 1.3 µV
FM (12 SINAD): 0.18 µV
? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple/triple/double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W 8 Ohm at 10% distortion ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm / 23 cm - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - AM   FM  
RF-output Max 100/100/100/50/10 W ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains or 9V DC (6LR20 / D) 13.2 V DC
Current RX Squelched 2.6 A ? ?
TX Max 20.5 A - 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
381 × 246 × 120 mm
(15.00 × 9.69 × 4.72 in)
125 × 38 × 103 mm
(4.92 × 1.50 × 4.06 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. ? CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-002000X NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000028 PRESIDENT-WILLIAM