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Desktop VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability Within ±2 kHz during one hour after one minute of warm-up, and within 150 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz in 4 bands 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1 µV (30 dB S/N)
AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 4 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
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Image rejection > 70 dB Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB
Audio output 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output 10 W (AM: 5 W) Max 100/100/100/50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX 0.8 A Squelched 2.6 A
TX 4 A max Max 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2000 and 2014
Dimensions 278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions.
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000600 KENWOOD-TS-B002000