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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.005%
Tuning steps ? 12.5 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 26.5-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (25 dB SINAD) 1 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 7.5 kHz (-6 dB) 10 kHz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB 11-16 V DC negative ground
Audio output ? ? 0.4 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 26.5-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   AM  
RF-output Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) High: 45 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 5 W 0.5 W (3 W)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-52Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC 10-16V DC ?
Current RX 1.9 A 300 mA 100 mA
TX Max 20 A Max 8 A 180 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 197x and 1980 in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
121 × 35 × 160 mm
(4.76 × 1.38 × 6.30 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 1.12 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 320 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Auto-AT option. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000440S SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM-(US-VERSION) SOMMERKAMP-TS-000727GT