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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  6m  6m 
Freq. stability Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 68-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (Europe)
30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (USA)
0.5-1.6 MHz / 75 / 49 / 31 / 25 / 19 m / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
? ?
Image rejection Greater than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% ?V DC ?V DC
Current RX 2 A ? Max 40 mA
TX 20.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
180 × 120 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 4.72 × 1.38 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and batteries 640 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000570DG 20-303 SONY-ICF-007600W