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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 20/40/80 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 20/40/80 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) 100 W 0.35 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 5.-16 V DC
Current RX Max 2.5 A ? 50 mA
TX Max 20.5 A ? 950 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
? 152 × 63 × 35 mm
(5.98 × 2.48 × 1.38 in)
Weight 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) ? 300 gr (10.6 oz) excl. battery / antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000690S SWAN-(CUBIC)-SW-000240 ALBRECHT-AE-000402