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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   -
RF-output Max 100 W AM: 7 W, FM/SSB: 25 W 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16V DC ?
Current RX 700 mA ? ?
TX 19 A max 3-5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x Between 199x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
154 × 52 × 248 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 9.76 in)
?
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Repeater offset (Shift) AM/SSB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130S RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000010 PRESIDENT-MCKINLEY