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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB
Audio output ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC Mains (with PS-510)
Current RX 700 mA 180 W max
TX Max 9.5 A 315 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000721E KENWOOD-TS-000510