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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 30-50 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W ? 1/10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX ? - 3.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 198x and 199x in Japan by Standard/Marantz
Dimensions ? ? 150 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000930S NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RE-001800 HEATHKIT-HW-000024