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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? poor ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 6m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 0.5 µV
SSB: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? poor ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 1750 kHz (?) ?
Image rejection ? ? 90 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 6m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   AM   SSB  
RF-output Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) 5 AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.9 A ? 500 mA
TX Max 20 A ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1960 and 196x in USA by DeWald Radio in Long Island, NY Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
? 154 × 52 × 194 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 7.64 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Auto-AT option. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000440S LAFAYETTE-HE-000035 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000485