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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 10-160 m 20 / 40 / 80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 5200 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 10-160 m 20 / 40 / 80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 117/230V AC, 12V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000642 KENWOOD-TS-000520SE NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000003