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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld Aviation Receiver
Amateur Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 150-2194 kHz / 76-136 / 144-174 MHz 2 / 1.25 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 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 ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 400 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m - 2 / 1.25 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W - 5 / 10 / 25 / 65 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter) ?
Current RX 1.5 A ? ?
TX 20 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1984 and 1996 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx in China
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
?
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 590 gr (1.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 3 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators 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 KENWOOD-TS-000680S SONY-AIR-000008 CHICOM-CH-UVQ000009