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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2) ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 27-31 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
? ?
Image rejection Greater than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 27-31 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   AM   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W 1.5 W 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% ? ?
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX 20.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
75 × 255 × 50 mm
(2.95 × 10.04 × 1.97 in)
168 × 53 × 199 mm
(6.61 × 2.09 × 7.83 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ? 1.45 kg (3.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000570DG HANDIC-000064 HANDIC-000924