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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Within 100 Hz after warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 + WWV m 0.15-30 MHz 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N ? ?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD) ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output Max 100 W Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC) 12-16V DC ?V DC
Current RX 700 mA 1.9 A ?
TX 18 A max Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
?
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout Auto-AT option. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120S KENWOOD-TS-000440S RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000031A