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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Within ±2 kHz during one hour after one minute of warm-up, and within 150 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz in 4 bands ? 146-174 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1 µV (30 dB S/N)
AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ≤ 0.251 µV / 0.282 µV
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 4 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
? 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD ? 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 160-10 m 146-174 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 10 W (AM: 5 W) 2 kW PEP SSB, 1 kW CW/RTTY (input power) 5 / 4 / 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC 12-16V DC 7.4V, 1300mAh (Li-Ion)
Current RX 0.8 A ? ?
TX 4 A max 15 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
110 × 52 × 28 mm
(4.33 × 2.05 × 1.10 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features 20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000600 KENWOOD-TL-000922 HYTERA-TC-000518