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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Multi-norm CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 / 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 25.615-30.105 MHz (restricted in most countries)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.7 MHz
2nd: 10.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC - 25.615-30.105 MHz (restricted in most countries)
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM  
RF-output SSB: 25 W PEP, CW: 20 W ? 15 W (export), 4 W normal

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 or 24 V DC ± 10%
Current RX 700 mA ? ?
TX 4 A max - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 199x and 199x in USA Between 2016 and 201x in China
Dimensions 241 × 94 × mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 0.00 in)
180 × 50 × 204 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 8.03 in)
122 × 35 × 165 mm
(4.80 × 1.38 × 6.50 in)
Weight ? 1.03 kg (2.3 lbs) 480 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 150 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 400 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Trunking (800 Motorola I/II/III (1 trunking bank at a time)
5 list, 10 IDs, 50 per bank; 250 IDs total
ID delay
5 priority channels
9 service search bands
5 monitor memories
Direct search
Data skip
Color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130V 20-195 3140650022063