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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
CB Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.495–999.990MHz MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   W-FM   DV   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 (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
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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
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144–146 / 430–440MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   AM   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-11.5V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
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Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
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Accessories AT-450 antenna tuner ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000450S ICOM-IC-E000080D PRESIDENT-BARRY