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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 160-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output 100 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output ? Max 100 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 80-100 mA 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ?
TX - 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
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Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN AOR-AR-002000 KENWOOD-TS-000520S SBE-TAHOE-000040