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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF Weather radio

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 ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (except cellular) 162.400-162.550 MHz (fixed channels)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   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
? 0.3µV (12dB SINAD)
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)
? 25kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

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 RCA (Tulip) + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 2×AA or mains 9V DC or 6×AA
Current RX 1.5 A ? 200 mA
TX 20 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x in Made by GRE Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
66 × 140 × 28 mm
(2.60 × 5.51 × 1.10 in)
152 × 181 × 40 mm
(5.98 × 7.13 × 1.57 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 272 gr (9.6 oz) 395 gr (13.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 3 bank(s) 1000 channels in bank(s) 7 channels in 1 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
USB interface
NOAA weather channels
SAME Wx alerts
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000680S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000107-ISCAN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HAZARD-ALERT