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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Weather radio

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2) ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 162.400-162.550 MHz (fixed channels)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
0.3µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
25kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
?
Image rejection Greater than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 9V DC or 6×AA
Current RX 2 A 200 mA
TX 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
152 × 181 × 40 mm
(5.98 × 7.13 × 1.57 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 395 gr (13.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 7 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000570DG RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HAZARD-ALERT