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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps FM: 5 / 10 kHz
SSB/CW: 1 / 5 kHz
? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m 80-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz (SSB/CW)
2nd: 455 kHz (FM)
? ?
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m 80-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 200 W Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 20/300Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC Separate PSU 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 1 A max ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX 6 A max ? 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1965 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
? 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ? 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000751A SILTRONIX-001011 KENWOOD-TS-000520