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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile VHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 134-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz 134-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) 3.5 W VHF: 10 / 25 / 60 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC ? 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX 1.9 A ? 600 mA
TX Max 20 A ? 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
130 × 33 × 175 mm
(5.12 × 1.30 × 6.89 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 900 gr (2.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option. ? CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000440S LAFAYETTE-LM-000124-AM/FM ANYTONE-AT-000588-VHF