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UHF Transceiver
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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
0.05-35 MHz 7 / 21 / 28 / 50 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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 ?
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 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC RX 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.3 W AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W Max 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8.4V DC +/- 25% 12-16 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.5 A ?
TX 350-700 mA 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 66 × 168 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.61 × 1.57 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
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Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with batteries 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 31 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-TR-003500 KENWOOD-TS-000140S KENWOOD-TS-000670