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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 30-50 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6 V DC, 4×AA 4 x LR20/D + 3 x LR6/AA
Current RX Max 2.5 A 25-100 mA 60-120 mA
TX Max 20.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1993 and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
? 285 × 178 × 64 mm
(11.22 × 7.01 × 2.52 in)
Weight 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 45 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000690S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000024-(OLDER) SANGEAN-ATS-000818