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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 144MHz: 0.5µV
220MHz: 0.16µV
440MHz: 0.18µV
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Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 35/15/10 W, Low: 3.5/2/1 W HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.1 A Max 2.5 A
TX 2.5-6.5 A Max 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 203 × 102 × 381 mm
(7.99 × 4.02 × 15.00 in)
270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-UV-000003 KENWOOD-TS-000690S