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

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. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 25-549.950 / 760-1300 MHz (Europe and Australia)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
AM: 0.75 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
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Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
4.2 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
7.8 MHz ?
Image rejection 70 dB ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 2 Watts 8 ohms 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W (PEP) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 11.7-15.9 V DC 6 V DC (NiCd battery pack) or 12 V DC external
Current RX 1.45 A 2 A ?
TX 20.5 A 3 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 1978 and 1979 in Taiwan Between 1995 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
232 × 65 × 275 mm
(9.13 × 2.56 × 10.83 in)
69 × 187 × 38 mm
(2.72 × 7.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 3.55 kg (7.8 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set PA
ANL
Noise Blanker
RF & Mic gain
SWR-meter
Tone
Dimmer
Scanning
Data skip
Attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000050S PRESIDENT-ADAMS UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC003000XLT