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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Dual-Band transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  1.25m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? less than 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 215-230 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM   N-FM   DMR  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
< 12 kHz (-6 dB)
< 24 kHz (-60 dB)
12 / 30 kHz
Filters 500 Hz CW ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 8.83 MHz 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 49.95 / 38.85 kHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 2 W 5 W @ 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 220-225 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM   N-FM   DMR  
RF-output SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 45-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 2 A Max 600 mA 500 mA
TX 5 A Max 6.5 A 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 3000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
? ?
Accessories Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120V KENWOOD-TM-000331A TYT-MD-009600