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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 15 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity 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 Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5-70 W Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 600 mA 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX 16 A 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 2.35 kg (5.2 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DCL ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-002570A KENWOOD-TS-000520