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HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
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General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500 Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.01-2600 MHz (C)
0.01-3000 MHz (AC/B/+3)
0.150-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 10 - 20 MHz
0.56V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.36V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.56V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
90 - 150 MHz
0.50V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.28V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.80V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.12V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
400 - 700 MHz
0.56V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.23V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.28V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.32V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.80V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.25V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.6 - 2.6 GHz
0.36V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.14V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.22V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.40V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.63V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.90V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 3, 6, 15, 30, 110 and 220 kHz (500 Hz optional) ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 1.7 watts into 8 ohms (@ 13.5V) @ 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 130 mA 1 A 1.2 A
TX - - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 1996 and xxxx Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
Weight ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 25 bank(s) 2000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000016 AOR-AR-005000 KENWOOD-TS-000430S