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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz ? 5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-35 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne DSP ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection -50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W 200 W max High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.5 A ? 400 mA
TX 20 A max ? Max 5.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 2004 and 201x Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
? 147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000140S KENWOOD-TS-000480HX KENWOOD-TR-007700