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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 ppm
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
136-174 MHz (VHF Lo version)
245-246 MHz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 MHz (UHF version)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 30-50 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB S/N)
118-135 MHz: 1.6 µV (12 dB S/N)
140-170 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
410-510 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
810-950 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB S/N)
<0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 155 MHz: 22 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) 25 or 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB (at 155 MHz) ≥60dB
Audio output ? 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC - 136-174 MHz (VHF Lo version)
245-246 MHz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 MHz (UHF version)
Modulations CW   SSB   - N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output SSB: 25 W PEP, CW: 20 W ? Hi: 4 to 5W, Low: 0.5 to 1W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 V DC 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX 700 mA 230-500 mA ?
TX 4 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1992 and 19xx in Philippines Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 241 × 94 × mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 0.00 in)
160 × 41 × 188 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.40 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? WX channels (USA) Two lines alphanumeric dot matrix LCD
Double channels watch
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF/2 tone/MSK ANI
1750 Hz tone
10-digit keyboard
PC programmable
Keypad lock
Time-out Timer
Reverse frequency function (shift)
Scrambler
Simplex or Semi-duplex Operate Mode
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130V RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002026 PUXING-PX-000888