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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Station Control

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 26.965‐27.405 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 26.965‐27.405 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   All mode  
RF-output Max 100 W 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12.6 V DC +/- 10% Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ? 15 W
TX 15 A max. ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 201x and 201x Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
110 × 45 × 140 mm
(4.33 × 1.77 × 5.51 in)
260 × 184 × 387 mm
(10.24 × 7.24 × 15.24 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 665 gr (1.5 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Clock
Alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520 MIDLAND-M-ZERO-PLUS HEATHKIT-SB-000634