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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability Within 100 Hz after warm up < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 + WWV m 0.03-30 MHz 134-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD) 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 134-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output Max 100 W ? VHF: 10 / 25 / 60 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC) 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX 700 mA ? 600 mA
TX 18 A max - 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
483 × 89 × 320 mm
(19.02 × 3.50 × 12.60 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 5.58 kg (12.3 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout PC-control CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120S LOWE-HF-000235 ANYTONE-AT-000588-VHF