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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? AM: 9 or 10 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output 100 W (?) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 2 AA or 4.5V DC via external adaptor 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? 300 mA ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x Between 2009 and 20xx in China Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 127 × 76.2 × 30.4 mm
(5.00 × 3.00 × 1.20 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
Weight ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 700 channels in 100 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option Clock / alarm Trunking: Motorola, LTR, EDACS
Spectrum sweeper
CTCSS/PL + DCS
Weather channels
Object oriented memory
1800 programmable objects
EEPROM storage
PC-programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000930V GRUNDIG-G000006-AVIATOR WHISTLER-WS001065