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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Military Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  1.25m  ?
Freq. stability ? less than 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 215-230 MHz 225-399.9 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? < 12 kHz (-6 dB)
< 24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC 220-225 MHz 225-399.9 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM  
RF-output SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16V DC 27.5 V DC
Current RX ? Max 600 mA ?
TX ? Max 6.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1952 and 195x in USA
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Auto-AT option ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000930S KENWOOD-TM-000331A MILITARY-AN/ARC-000033