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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 118-174 / 430-440 MHz 100-519 / 522-1620 kHz / 1.7-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 3 µV
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 3 ohms ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 144-146 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.2-16V DC 6V DC (4 × R6 batteries)
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A Max 55 mA 300 mA
TX Max 16 A Max 1.4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 1992 and 199x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
495 × 1158 × 378 mm
(19.49 × 45.59 × 14.88 in)
188 × 117 × 30 mm
(7.40 × 4.61 × 1.18 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) with PB-13, antenna, handstrap and belt hook 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 600 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 KENWOOD-TH-000028E TECSUN-PL-000660