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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 0.05-35 MHz 27-290 MHz
VHF Experimental
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? -50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 20/20 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω Hi/ZΩ
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16 V DC ?
Current RX Max 1 A 1.5 A ?
TX ? 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1938 and 194x in USA
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
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Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 31 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTSS. Twin RX IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-V000708 KENWOOD-TS-000140S NATIONAL-COMPANY-000001-10