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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Quad-band analog mobile transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 2.5 / 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m + WARC 65-108 / 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-390 (EU/Asia) / 400-520 MHz 11m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 12.5 / 25 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 10% Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-390 (EU/Asia) / 400-520 MHz 11m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM  
RF-output Max 100 W VHF: 10 / 25 W, UHF: 7 / 20 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.6 V DC ±20% Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 295 W ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in China Between 198x and 198x in USA
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
98 × 35 × 118 mm
(3.86 × 1.38 × 4.65 in)
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Weight 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 408 gr (14.4 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000530SP BAOFENG-UV-000025X4 PRESIDENT-VEEP