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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 MHz (USA) VHF
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more 29-54 MHz: 0.3 µV (20 dB S/N)108-137 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
137-960 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
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Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
+/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection Better than 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output Max 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 9V DC external or 6V DC (4LR6) internal ?
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ? ?
TX 15 A max. - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1974 and 197x
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
63 × 145 × 34 mm
(2.48 × 5.71 × 1.34 in)
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Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000089 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000004