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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Portable SW Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz 0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 2 µV
MW: 14 µV
SW: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/SW 1st: 1.985 MHz
SW 2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3W max, 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 25 W PEP, CW: 20 W ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains or 4LR20 / D
Current RX 700 mA ? 7W
TX 4 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1978 and 19xx Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 0.00 in)
482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
Weight ? 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130V NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000048 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000022