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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 2-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16V DC or mains
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A Max 1.3 A
TX Max 20 A Max 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1984 and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
270 × 96 × 260 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.24 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DCS
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000731 KENWOOD-TS-000711E