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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ± 15 p.p.m. at o °C~60 °C
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD 250 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W 0.1 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX Max 130 mA 2 A 6-170 mA
TX - Max 20 A 300-600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 198x and 199x Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
61 × 148 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 5.83 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 25 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? AT-450 antenna tuner ?
MPN AOR-AR-000016 KENWOOD-TS-000450S ICOM-IC-000002A