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General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 80-100 W High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16V DC Mains (with PS-500AC)
Current RX ? Max 700 mA 250 W max
TX ? Max 11 A 450 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 1989 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 330 × 195 × 355 mm
(12.99 × 7.68 × 13.98 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000515 KENWOOD-TM-000231A KENWOOD-TS-000500