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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz) 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
1st: 21.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? 250 mW at 10% distortion 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz) -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   -
RF-output SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W High: 5 W, Medium: 2.5 W, Low: 350 mW ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.2V DC (battery), 5-16V DC (external) Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX ? 13/35 mA (save/stby) 90 VA
TX ? Max 950 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 2004 and 2007 in Taiwan Between 1953 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight ? 185 gr (6.5 oz) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000930S SOMMERKAMP-TS-000277DX EDDYSTONE-000770R