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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Manpack VHF Transceiver
USB SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 36-76 MHz 25-1750 MHz
100 kHz-25 MHz optional
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   N-FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 12dB for 1 µV EMF with 3 kHz deviation at 1 kHz ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 50 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 36-76 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   N-FM   -
RF-output Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) >1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military) MCX
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC 12V DC 5 V DC, USB
Current RX 1.9 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
166 × 76 × 285 mm
(6.54 × 2.99 × 11.22 in)
?
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Dongle

Other features

Memories ? 1600 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000440S RACAL-TRA-000967 NOOELEC-NESDR MINI