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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
CB radio | LCD display | Bluetooth

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option
26.000-30.000 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Main: >70 dBSub: >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 26.000-30.000 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - -
RF-output Max 100/100/100/50 W 40 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% ? ?
Current RX Squelched 2.6 A ? ?
TX Max 20.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1984 and 1984 in Taiwan/UK Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions 281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
? 184 × 57 × 235 mm
(7.24 × 2.24 × 9.25 in)
Weight 7.80 kg (17.2 lbs) ? 2.54 kg (5.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features DSP
Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC
Auto-AT on HF/6m
DX-Cluster functions
AM/FM/SSB/CW Multi-color LCD display
10 NOAA Weather channels
Emergency Weather Alert
Radio Check Diagnostic
Frequency Display
Clock / Timer / Alarm
Day / Night Dimmer Control
SWR Calibration
Instant Channel 9 and 19
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-002000 COBRA-TRANSCEIVER-MK-V COBRA-000029-LX-BT