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

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-174 / 220-390 / 406-470 / 830-950 MHz (Europe) 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Better than 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 30 dB @ 120 MHz, 11 dB @ 935 MHz 50 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? 1.5 A
TX - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
Weight ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 31 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000950 KENWOOD-TS-000680S