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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 20 / 40 / 80 m 148-174 / 450-470
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 5200 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 20 / 40 / 80 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 117/230V AC, 12V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX Max 2.5 A ? 16 W
TX Max 20.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000690S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000003 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000010