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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m + WARC ?
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity 14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
?
Image rejection >70 dB > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W max 2 kW PEP SSB, 1 kW CW/RTTY (input power)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains 12-16V DC
Current RX 600 mA (no input signal) 32 W ?
TX Max 7.5 A 295 W 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TW-004000A KENWOOD-TS-000830M KENWOOD-TL-000922