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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
3 Band QRP CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 0.3-30 MHz 5-16 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   CW   USB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 4 crystal filter, SSB bandwidth of about 2.2-1.6KHz four selectable bandwidth, CW bandwidth of about 900-400Hz four selectable bandwidth
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 8 ohm load about 0.1W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m - 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
20 / 30 / 40 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - CW  
RF-output Max 100/100 W ? 4 W max @ 13.8 V

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 8 × AA batteries or 9-14 V DC
Current RX ? ? 55 mA
TX ? - 550-950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1938 and 1945 in USA Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions ? ? 140 × 95 × 35 mm
(5.51 × 3.74 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT ? DDS circuit with 50MHz reference frequency
1602 LCD
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000480SAT NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000100A YOUKITS-HB-000001A