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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) Max 100/100 W 15 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (with PS-510) 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 180 W max ? ?
TX 315 W max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
?
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 25 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? DSP ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000510 KENWOOD-TS-000570S ZODIAC-TAURUS