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HF/VHF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz
Channelized

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
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Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 80 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m/6 m 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM  
RF-output AM: 35 W, CW: 50 W (input) 100 W (AM 40 W) 1.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX - 2 A ?
TX ? 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 1973 and 1975
Dimensions ? 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
90 × 215 × 40 mm
(3.54 × 8.46 × 1.57 in)
Weight ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 105 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-COMMANDER KENWOOD-TS-000850S ZODIAC-P-003003