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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile 12 W CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 0.03-56 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB  
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
AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
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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)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 50 dB 70 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W 100 / 100 W 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 13.8V DC +/-10% ?
Current RX 1.5 A 1 A (squelched) ?
TX 20 A max Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 2007 and 2010 Between 1983 and 198x in Philippines
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
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Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 3 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 120 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000680S YAESU-FT-000450 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-GRANT