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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than ±10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz
? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 30-50 / 118-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA) 137-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 80 dB ? Better than 70 dB
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100 W (AM 40 W) ? 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ? V 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 2 A ? 0.3-0.7 A
TX 20.5 A - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2003 and 2009
Dimensions 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
? 160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 105 channels in 1 bank(s) 45 channels in 1 bank(s) 219 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
? CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000850S REGENCY-HX-001200 YAESU-FT-002800M