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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option
- 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Main: >70 dBSub: >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 10/20/40/80 m 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   FM   N-FM  
RF-output Max 100/100/100/50 W 30 W 1 / 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% ? 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX Squelched 2.6 A - 380 mA max
TX Max 20.5 A ? 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1938 and 1941 in USA Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
? 110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 7.80 kg (17.2 lbs) ? 670 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP
Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC
Auto-AT on HF/6m
DX-Cluster functions
? LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-002000 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NTX-000030 BAOFENG-UV-000005X