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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ≤ 10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity SSB / CW / FSK
100-500 kHz: ≤ 1 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: ≤ 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: ≤ 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: ≤ 0.13 µV
AM
100-500 kHz: ≤ 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: ≤ 31.6 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: ≤ 2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: ≤ 2 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: ≤ 0.25 µV
? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.3 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.3 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 200 Hz @ -6 dB / 450 Hz @ -60 dB
FSK: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1000 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 14 kHz @ -6 dB / 18 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters SSB: 300 / 2600 Hz CW: 200 Hz FSK: 500 Hz AM: 100 / 4000 Hz FM: 14 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 11.3 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 80 dB ? ?
Audio output >= 1.5 W @ 1-% THD into 8 Ohms 200 mW max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - -
RF-output Max 100 W (AM 25 W) ? 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 4.8V DC ?
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX 20.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x Between 1967 and 196x in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
150 × 47 × 165 mm
(5.91 × 1.85 × 6.50 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features DSP
Built-in auto AT: 20-150 ohms
Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
CTCSS / DCS
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
AM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000870S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000200 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000600G