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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than +10 p.p.m. from 0 - 40 °C after 15 min. warm up
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 20/40/80 m 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.25 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
AM: 1.0 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
FM: 0.3 µV at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 4.2 kHz (-6 dB) / 8.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM / FM: 6.0 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 watts minimum at 10% THD with an 8 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 20/40/80 m 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) 100 W AM: 45 W PEP, SSB/FM: 40 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12 - 13.8 V DC, negative ground
Current RX Max 2.5 A ? ?
TX Max 20.5 A ? 7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2004 and 200x in China
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
? 195 × 60 × 290 mm
(7.68 × 2.36 × 11.42 in)
Weight 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 320 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000690S SWAN-(CUBIC)-SW-000240 MAGNUM-S-000009