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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-776 / 794-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 11m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
FM (20 dB S/N)
25-54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
216-300 MHz: 0.5 µV
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.5 µV
764-960 MHz: 0.7 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
AM (20 dB S/N)**
25-54 MHz: 1 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 1.5 µV
216-225 MHz: 1.5 µV
225-300 MHz: 2 µV
300-406 MHz: 3 µV
406-512 MHz: 2 µV
764-960 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3 µV
?
Selectivity SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
+/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 dB (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB 60 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 11m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - AM   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 2 A 200 mA (squelched) ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x Between 200x and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
125 × 45 × 170 mm
(4.92 × 1.77 × 6.69 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit 790 gr (1.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags. Weather alert/FIPS/SAME/Skywarn Triple trunking, tracks Motorola type I/II, EDACS and LTR. Spectrum sweeper. PC-programmable. ?
Accessories AT-450 antenna tuner ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000450S GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000410 PRESIDENT-TEDDY