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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Military Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 1 kHz per °C temperature change after 15 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 116-150 MHz 150-180 / 180-220 / 220-270 / 270-330 / 330-400 / 400-500 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 10 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? ? 20 kHz @ -6 dB / 50 kHz @ -20 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 50 MHz
2nd: 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 116-150 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   -
RF-output Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) 20 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC 28 V DC Mains (100; 200; 230 V)
Current RX 1.9 A ? 90 VA
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1964 and 1969 in Great Britain
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
? 425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 680 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000440S MILITARY-AN/ARC-000073 EDDYSTONE-000770U-/-MKII