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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25/50/100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
136-174 / 245 MHz
136-174 / 450-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 500mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
136-174 / 245 MHz
136-174 / 450-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) ? VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC ?V DC 7.4V DC
Current RX 1.9 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
? 58 × 105 × 38 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.50 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option. ? Split frequency
VOX
Alpha tags
1750 Hz tone
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000440S RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000031A WOUXUN-KG-UVD000001