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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  33cm  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 66-88 / 108-170 / 300-470 / 806-1000 MHz 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m - 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W ? High: 50 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 4LR6 or external 12V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 1.5 A Max 200 mA Max 300 mA
TX 20 A max - Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1997 and 19xx Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
59 × 152 × 32 mm
(2.32 × 5.98 × 1.26 in)
140 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 3 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Speech descrambler. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000680S YUPITERU-MVT-003300 AZDEN-PCS-007800H