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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m + WARC 0.55-1.6 / 3.5-12 MHz 137-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 10cm internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output Max 100 W ? Max 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains ?V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 295 W - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1963 and 196x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
190 × 120 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 4.72 × 9.84 in)
?
Weight 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1010 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Dual watch. ARTS. Submersible
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000530S STAR-SR-000100-FRIEND YAESU-VX-000170