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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more AM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 5 µV
FM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 10 µV
< 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) ETS
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
AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB), 600 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 50 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output Max 100 W ? 5/25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ? ?
TX 15 A max. - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in Japan (By GRE) Between 199x and 20xx
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
220 × 76 × 205 mm
(8.66 × 2.99 × 8.07 in)
168 × 44 × 188 mm
(6.61 × 1.73 × 7.40 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 400 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 26 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Sound squelch. Select 5/5-tone selcall, CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520S RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002006 MOTOROLA-GM-000900