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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz
? 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 108-136 MHz 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? 60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - FM  
RF-output 100 W (AM 40 W) ? High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external
Current RX 2 A ? 25-100 mA
TX 20.5 A - 0.8-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 196x and 196x in Japan Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
280 × 130 × 190 mm
(11.02 × 5.12 × 7.48 in)
65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 105 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
? CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000850S LAFAYETTE-HA-000055A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404