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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
440-450 MHz (USA)
136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
440-450 MHz (USA)
136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) High: 1 W, Low: 200 mW 5 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10.8V DC 7.5V DC NiCad battery
Current RX Max 2.5 A 20-150 mA ?
TX Max 20.5 A Max 500 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
61 × 168 × 49 mm
(2.40 × 6.61 × 1.93 in)
59 × 140 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 5.51 × 1.57 in)
Weight 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) 720 gr (1.6 lbs) with battery and antenna 509 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL or Select 5/5-tone CCIR
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000690S YAESU-FT-000708R MOTOROLA-GP-000300