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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 2-30 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 2-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output Max 100 W 100 W max ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ? 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? AC-E60HG AC adapter
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000950S KENWOOD-TRC-000060 SONY-ICF-SC000001