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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Data controller

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 410-470 MHz 0.15-30 MHz NAVTEX, SIAM, ARQ E3, WEFAX
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   NAVTEX  
Sensitivity <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-160m + WARC Morse, Baudot, Packet, Packet Lite, PACTOR, ASCII, AMTOR, FEX, ARQL, B&W FAX
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - 5-pin DIN connectors

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12~16 V DC
Current RX Max 1 A ? 1100 mA
TX Max 11 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between and
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
? 300 × 300 × 89 mm
(11.81 × 11.81 × 3.50 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 2.09 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 280 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9k6 packet ready. Alpha tags. Twin RX Auto-AT option Hitachi 64180 CPU
Motorola 68H05C4 DDS
Motorola 68H05B4 display controller
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-V000007A KENWOOD-TS-000930S AEA-PK-000900