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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-30 MHz 25-512 / 758-824 / 849-869 / 894-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 403-433 / 450-470 / 470-490 / 490-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
25-28 MHz AM: 0.4 µV
28-54 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.6 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
225-380 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz FM: 0.4 µV
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Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 403-433 / 450-470 / 470-490 / 490-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W ? 45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16.6V DC ?
Current RX 1.2 A 500 mA max ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
184 × 56 × 155 mm
(7.24 × 2.20 × 6.10 in)
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Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 9000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Beartracker warning system
"Close call" RF capture technology
RS-232C
Tracks Motorola type I, II. EDACS, SCAT and LTR systems.
CTCSS/DCS
Repeater reverse
S.A.M.E Weather alert
FIPS code
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Band scope
Individual channel volume offset
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000430S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT000015X KENWOOD-TK-000830