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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations All mode   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
< 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations All mode   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5-70 W Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 1 A 600 mA 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX Max 7.5 A 16 A 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 2.35 kg (5.2 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DCL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000851A KENWOOD-TM-002570A KENWOOD-TS-000520