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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 500 Hz CW ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 8.83 MHz ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   FM  
RF-output SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
3.5 W 5-45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX 2 A ? 600 mA
TX 5 A ? 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
130 × 33 × 175 mm
(5.12 × 1.30 × 6.89 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) 900 gr (2.0 lbs) 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
? DCL
Accessories Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120V LAFAYETTE-LM-000124-AM/FM KENWOOD-TM-002550A