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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 10-160 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
? 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 10-160 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 Max 100 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.9 A ? 200 mA
TX 22 A max ? 1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
? 115 × 40 × 200 mm
(4.53 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
Weight 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) ? 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 144 channels in 1 bank(s) None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
13.8 V DC and digital display options ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000003 KENWOOD-TS-000820 PRESIDENT-BILLY