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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 MHz (UHF Hi version)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   N-FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
<0.2µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
25 or 12.5 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 MHz (UHF Hi version)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   N-FM   W-FM   FM  
RF-output AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W Hi: 4 to 5W, Low: 0.5W 1/5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery 5.5-16 V DC
Current RX 1.5 A ? ?
TX 20 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
53 × 98 × 30 mm
(2.09 × 3.86 × 1.18 in)
?
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 3 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF/2 tone/MSK ANI
1750 Hz tone
10-digit keyboard
PC programmable
Keypad lock
Time-out Timer
Reverse frequency function (shift)
Scrambler
DTMF, CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000680S PUXING-PX-000333 HEATHKIT-HW-000024HT