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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
10-80 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
10-80 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W SSB: 25 W PEP, CW: 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.4-0.9 A 700 mA
TX - Max 6 A 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions ? 175 × 64 × 206 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.11 in)
241 × 94 × mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 0.00 in)
Weight ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 15 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000820 KENWOOD-TR-007800 KENWOOD-TS-000130V