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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.150-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB >70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 10~100 W, AM: 10~40 W SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 1.2 A 600 mA (no input signal)
TX ? Max 20 A Max 7.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
Weight 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000765 KENWOOD-TS-000430S KENWOOD-TW-004000