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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 406-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? FM
25- 54 0.3µV
108- 137 0.3µV
137- 174 0.5µV
216- 225 0.5µV
406- 512 0.5µV
806- 960 0.7µV
1240-1300 0.7µV
AM
25- 54 1.0µV
108- 137 1.0µV
137- 174 1.5µV
216- 225 1.5µV
406- 512 2.0µV
806- 960 2.0µV
1240-1300 3.0µV
Selectivity ? ? AM (25-28 MHz)
- 6dB @ ±5kHz
-50dB @ ±6kHz
All others
- 6dB @ ±10kHz
-50dB @ ±18kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.7275-.86875 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 170 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output Max 100/100 W High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 8.5-15.2V DC 6V DC (4×AA)
Current RX ? 70 mA 130 mA (squelched)
TX ? Max 800 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
62 × 157 × 41 mm
(2.44 × 6.18 × 1.61 in)
Weight ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP ? Alpha-tags
CTCSS / DCS
DSP
SAME weather alert
Motorola, GE/Ericsson trunk tracking
PC interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000570S YAESU-FT-000290R RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000096