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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.56-35 MHz in 4 bands 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.28 μV
Selectivity ? ? 75 / 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W, external speaker required 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W ? 50 / 45 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 105-130V AC 13.6V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 2 A max
TX ? - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1950 and 1956 in USA Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 419 × 298 × 209 mm
(16.50 × 11.73 × 8.23 in)
154 × 48 × 161 mm
(6.06 × 1.89 × 6.34 in)
Weight ? ? 1.23 kg (2.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? BFO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520SE NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000125 HYTERA-TM-000628H