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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m + WARC 30-54 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
68-88 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (EU)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM
108-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
FM
68-88 MHz: 0.5 µV
138-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
?
Selectivity ? ± 9 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -50 dB
?
Filters ? 1 crystal + 1 ceramic ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W max 500mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output Max 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 295 W - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx in Philippines
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
260 × 80 × 200 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
Weight 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000530S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002021 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000100XLT