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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz ? 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 μ v (at 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 500 Hz / 2.7 kHz roofing filters ? 2.5 / 5 kHz
Receiver system DSP ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 160-10 m 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 2 kW PEP SSB, 1 kW CW/RTTY (input power) 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? ? 380 mA max
TX ? 15 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 20xx in Singapore Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 2013 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
58 × 110 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 232 gr (8.2 oz) incl. antenna + battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Duo color LCD (amber/green)
Antenna tuner
? LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
Voice prompt
ANI code
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000590 KENWOOD-TL-000922 BAOFENG-UV-000066