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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 406-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (except cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   APCO-25   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
FM
25- 54 0.3µV
108- 137 0.3µV
137- 174 0.5µV
216- 225 0.5µV
406- 512 0.5µV
806- 960 0.7µV
1240-1300 0.7µV
AM
25- 54 1.0µV
108- 137 1.0µV
137- 174 1.5µV
216- 225 1.5µV
406- 512 2.0µV
806- 960 2.0µV
1240-1300 3.0µV
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Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM (25-28 MHz)
- 6dB @ ±5kHz
-50dB @ ±6kHz
All others
- 6dB @ ±10kHz
-50dB @ ±18kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.7275-.86875 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 170 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 6V DC (4×AA) 2×AA or mains
Current RX 1.5 A 130 mA (squelched) ?
TX 20 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x Between 2009 and 201x in Made by GRE
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
62 × 157 × 41 mm
(2.44 × 6.18 × 1.61 in)
66 × 140 × 28 mm
(2.60 × 5.51 × 1.10 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) 272 gr (9.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 3 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second 1000 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Alpha-tags
CTCSS / DCS
DSP
SAME weather alert
Motorola, GE/Ericsson trunk tracking
PC interface
USB interface
NOAA weather channels
SAME Wx alerts
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000680S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000096 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000107-ISCAN