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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 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 Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? 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)
0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB >70 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W Max 100/100/100/50 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? Squelched 2.6 A 600 mA (no input signal)
TX Max 20 A Max 20.5 A Max 7.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 2000 and 2014 Between 1983 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000751A KENWOOD-TS-B002000 KENWOOD-TW-004000