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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
120 channel SSB CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz ? 26.965-28.305 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 0.7 µV @ 10 dB S/N
SSB: 0.2 µV @ 10 dB S/N
FM: 0.5 µV @ 20 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 2 kHz
FM: 6 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion PLL super-heterodyne Single (SSB) / Double (AM/FM) conversion superheterodyne, PLL
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.695mhz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? 250 mW 3 W into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 26.965-28.305 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - AM   FM   USB   LSB  
RF-output Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) ? AM/FM: 7.5 W, SSB: 12 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC 6V DC (4 ea. "AA" alkaline, NiCAD or NiMH) 9V DC 500 mA regulated power supply 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.9 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 200x and 200x in China Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
190 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second 120 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Auto-AT option. CTCSS / DCS
Multi trunking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR and P25)
SAME / SKYWARN
"Object Oriented" programming
USB computer interface
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000440S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-ADV000801 HY-GAIN-V-(002795)