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HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 1-15 MHz in 5 bands 108-174 / 220-380 / 406-470 / 830-950 MHz (Europe)
27-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 830-950 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N @ 118-136 & 220-380 MHz)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ VHF)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system DSP Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.4/177 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 30 dB @ 120 MHz11 dB @ 935 MHz
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 200 W max ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Internal NiCd batteries and vibrator supply unit 4.8~6V DC (4×AA/R6)
Current RX ? 1 A max (lamp on), 0.5 A without lamp ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 201x Between 195x and 196x in USSR Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions ? ? 55 × 145 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.71 × 1.57 in)
Weight ? ? 620 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 5 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? No AGC ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000480HX MILITARY-R-000311 AOR-AR-000900