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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
3 Band QRP CW kit

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 0.53-1650 MHz (tunes down to 0.1 kHz) 7-16 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 10 µV
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 1 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.75 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
2-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 592.3 / 227.5 MHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz
3rd: ?
IF-DDS: 60 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m - 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.3 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - CW  
RF-output Max 100/100 W ? 4-5 W @ 13.8 V

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4 × AA/LR6 or external 12 V DC 9-16 V DC
Current RX ? 10-140 mA 120-130 mA
TX ? - 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1993 and 19xx in Japan Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions ? 64 × 155 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.10 × 1.50 in)
120 × 51 × 103 mm
(4.72 × 2.01 × 4.06 in)
Weight ? 320 gr (11.3 oz) 420 gr (14.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT ? Built-in keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000480SAT YUPITERU-MVT-007100 YOUKITS-EK-000001A