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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 15 p.p.m. ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB (1b dB S/N): 0.5-0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 6.3-1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.22 µV
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Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/FSK/PSK: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 12.0 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 25.0 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz) ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne, 14 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion 1.5 W into 8 Ohm 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
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Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)   -
RF-output 5-45 W Max 100 W (AM 25 W) -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains
Current RX 600 mA 3 A max ?
TX 9.5 A 22.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
410 × 158 × 387 mm
(16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
Weight 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DCL DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-002550A KENWOOD-TS-000890S LAFAYETTE-HE-000080