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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  None 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Fixed channels

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz VHF-LO 30-50 MHz
VHF-HI 148-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? 1 µV (20 dB quieting)
Selectivity 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? 18 kHz (-6 dB)
34 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (with PS-510) ? ?
Current RX 180 W max ? ?
TX 315 W max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
? 273 × 83 × 254 mm
(10.75 × 3.27 × 10.00 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000510 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000025-(OLDER) 20-121