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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 30-54 / 144-174 MHz 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV (25 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 7.5 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - FM  
RF-output Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) ? High: 45 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC ? 10-16V DC
Current RX 1.9 A ? 300 mA
TX Max 20 A - Max 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
? 156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 320 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000440S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000021 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM-(US-VERSION)