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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
VHF-FM transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 0.5 p.p.m. ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512/ 1240-1300 MHz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB): 0.13 µV
AM (S/N 10 dB): 1.3 µV
FM (12 SINAD): 0.18 µV
80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
FM: 0.25 µV
FM-N: 0.35 µV
Selectivity SSB: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Quadruple/triple/double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 1.5 W 8 Ohm at 10% distortion ? > 2 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm / 23 cm - 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - FM   N-FM   GMSK  
RF-output Max 100/100/100/50/10 W ? 60/25/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX Squelched 2.6 A ? ?
TX Max 20.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 197x and 197x Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
? 145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. Tunable BFO for SSB/CW Carrier/CTCSS/DCS/5Tone/2Tone/DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-002000X LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B ALINCO-DR-000138