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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability Within 100 Hz after warm up ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 + WWV m 50-54 MHz in 8 bands 134-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   All mode   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N ? W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD) ? 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 50-54 MHz in 8 bands 134-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   All mode   FM   N-FM  
RF-output Max 100 W 10 W VHF: 10 / 25 / 60 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC) Mains / 12 V DC 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX 700 mA ? 600 mA
TX 18 A max ? 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
? 145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout ? CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120S NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-000661 ANYTONE-AT-000588-VHF