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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
? ?
Filters 500 Hz CW ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 8.83 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM  
RF-output SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5, Low 1: 0.5 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-16V DC ?
Current RX 2 A 8-190 mA ?
TX 5 A Max 1.6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1993 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
174 × 52 × 211 mm
(6.85 × 2.05 × 8.31 in)
Weight 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 41 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
? ?
Accessories Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
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MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120V YAESU-FT-000816 PRESIDENT-JOHNSON