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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Headless Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 0.1-30 MHz 25-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode   -
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV CW/SSB 1-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
0.64 µV AM (80% mod @ 1 kHz) 1-30 MHz (12 dB S+N/N)
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 5 selectable from 34 built in ?
Receiver system ? Digital Signal Processing ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 Watts at 4 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m - 25-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output Max 100/100 W ? 40 W

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-13V DC 1.2 A or mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 2004 and 200x in USA Between 2004 and 200x
Dimensions ? 159 × 76 × 165 mm
(6.26 × 2.99 × 6.50 in)
165 × 60 × 290 mm
(6.50 × 2.36 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Built-in auto-AT PBT
DSP
AM/FM/SSB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000480SAT TEN-TEC-RX-000320(D) MAGNUM-OMEGAFORCE-S000045