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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-250 / 300-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   SSB  
RF-output HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) ? 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC ?
Current RX Max 2.5 A ? ?
TX Max 20.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
140 × 61 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.40 × 7.40 in)
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Weight 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 39000 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx
TrunckTracker III (Motorola I, II, EDACS, APCO25)
PC programmable
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000690S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000197 LAFAYETTE-TELSAT-SSB-000075