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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation
Tuning steps ? Not applicable Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
? 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
3.5-29.7 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 160 W (3.5-21 MHz), 140 W (28 MHz) 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16V DC Mains (with PS-500AC)
Current RX 0.4-0.9 A ? 250 W max
TX Max 6 A 15 A 450 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 175 × 64 × 206 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.11 in)
123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 15 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007800 KENWOOD-TL-000120 KENWOOD-TS-000500