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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m 27-31 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
? ?
Image rejection Greater than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m 27-31 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W 100 W 1.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX 20.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
75 × 255 × 50 mm
(2.95 × 10.04 × 1.97 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000570DG SWAN-(CUBIC)-000102-BX HANDIC-000064