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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) High: 45 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 2.5 A 300-500 mA
TX Max 20.5 A Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1988 and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000690S YAESU-FT-000212RH