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General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC HF 25.615-30.105 MHz (restricted in most countries)
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC HF 25.615-30.105 MHz (restricted in most countries)
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output Max 100 W 20 W 15 W (export), 4 W normal

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 13.8 or 24 V DC ± 10%
Current RX 700 mA ? ?
TX 19 A max ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x Between 2013 and 20xx Between 2016 and 201x in China
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
? 122 × 35 × 165 mm
(4.80 × 1.38 × 6.50 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ? 480 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 400 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? TFT touch screen
DDS based
11-pole crystal filter
Color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130S PALSTAR-TR-000030 3140650022063