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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF Transceiver | 5.5 watt

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC - 136-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 μV typ. (at 12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? 800mW (internal)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output Max 100 W SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W 5.5 / 2.0 / 0.5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 7.5V DC
Current RX 700 mA Max 350 W 77-300 mA
TX 19 A max ? 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
52 × 112 × 22 mm
(2.05 × 4.41 × 0.87 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) with BP-278
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IP67 waterproofing
MIL-STD810
10.5 hours of operation
8 chars alphanumeric display
CTCSS / DTCS
DTMF
Inversion Voice Scrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130S KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS ICOM-IC-V000088