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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 to 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
25-225 / 400-512 / 806-824 / 850-869 / 895-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
0.4μV 25–27.995 MHz AM
0.3μV 28–53.98 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 54–71.95 MHz W-FM
0.2μV 72–75.995 MHz FM
0.4μV 76–107.9 MHz FM-B
0.3μV 108–136.9916 MHz AM
0.3μV 137–173.9875 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 174–215.95 MHz W-FM
0.3μV 216–224.98 MHz N-FM
0.3μV 400–512 MHz N-FM
0.4μV 806–960 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 1240–1300 MHz N-FM
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.7 to 380.8 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion 320 mW, 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output 80-100 W Max 100/100/100/50 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/-15% 3V DC (3×AA), 12V DC external
Current RX ? Squelched 2.6 A 500 mA
TX ? Max 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 2000 and 2014 Between 2004 and 20xx
Dimensions 330 × 195 × 355 mm
(12.99 × 7.68 × 13.98 in)
270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
61 × 136 × 31 mm
(2.40 × 5.35 × 1.22 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 168 gr (5.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 9000 channels in 500 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. CTCSS / DCS
GPS connectivity
PC programmable
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola Systems: Type I, II, II/I (hybrid), EDACS Systems (FM, NFM, and SCAT), LTR Systems
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000515 KENWOOD-TS-B002000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000346XT