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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Single-band VHF mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 66-88 / 118-174 / 406-512 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
66-88MHz: 0.3µV
118-136MHz: 0.6µV
136-174MHz: 0.4µV
406-512MHz: 0.3µV
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Selectivity SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
-55dB @ ±25kHz 25 / 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD 500mW max 400 mW into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - FM   W-FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W ? 15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A - 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x Between 1988 and 19xx in Philippines Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
120 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit 390 gr (13.8 oz) 275 gr (9.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags display
Big/small fonts
VOX
DTMF
Accessories AT-450 antenna tuner ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000450S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000100XLT LEIXEN-VV-000808V