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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Hi-End Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands 136-174 MHz General coverage
Modulations AM   CW   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 270 / 500 Hz / 2.7 / 6 kHz
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne DSP
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3 ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 160-10 + 6m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 65 W max 200 W max

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 14 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 1945 in USA Between 2011 and 20xx in China Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
? ?
Weight 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO Alpha-numeric LCD display
NOAA weather alert
Illuminated controls
CTCSS / DCS
Dual TFT display (7" + 3.5")
Band scope
Audio scope
Dual receivers
Triple 32-bit DSPs
Internal automatic antenna tuner (ATU)
Accessories LS-3 external speaker ? ?
MPN MILITARY-BC-000344 KENWOOD-TM-000281A KENWOOD-TS-000990S