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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA) 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ? 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (with PS-510) 6V DC or 4×LR6 4.5 V DC (3LR20)
Current RX 180 W max Max 300 mA ?
TX 315 W max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
64 × 147 × 42 mm
(2.52 × 5.79 × 1.65 in)
325 × 173 × 56 mm
(12.80 × 6.81 × 2.20 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000510 20-313 SONY-ICF-002001