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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 160-10 m + WARC 6 / 2 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 160-10 m + WARC 6 / 2 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1961 and 196x
Dimensions 161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
?
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TW-004000 KENWOOD-TS-000530SP POLYTRONICS-POLYCOM-000006N2