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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Mobile QRP HF/50/144/430 MHz D-Star Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.5-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? AM: 0.5 µV
SSB: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? ? FM: ± 5 kHz
N-FM: ± 2.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? RF Direct Sampling (Down conversion sampling for >25 MHz)
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 90 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm (also 4 m for Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY  
RF-output Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W 5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC external or 7.2 V DC Li-Ion battery
Current RX 1.9 A 500 mA ?
TX Max 20 A 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2020 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
154 × 52 × 194 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 7.64 in)
200 × 80 × 85 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 3.35 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 10000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option. ? 4.3" touch screen color display
Spectrum scope and waterfall
Micro SD card slot
Voice recorder
Built-in Bluetooth, WLAN and GPS (with logger)
Accessories ? ? Not specified
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000440S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000485 ICOM-IC-000705