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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Dual conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM  
RF-output SSB: 25 W PEP, CW: 20 W 4 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 12 V DC
Current RX 700 mA ? ?
TX 4 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 0.00 in)
160 × 55 × 240 mm
(6.30 × 2.17 × 9.45 in)
157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
Weight ? ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? AM/FM PA output use in vehicle
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130V PRESIDENT-VALERY E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-III