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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-35 MHz 26.000-30.000 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
? 0.5 µV
Selectivity AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
19 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection -50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.000-30.000 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM  
RF-output AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W 40 W 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC ? Mains
Current RX 1.5 A ? ?
TX 20 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1984 and 1984 in Taiwan/UK Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
? 157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) None 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
AM/FM/SSB/CW ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000140S COBRA-TRANSCEIVER-MK-V E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-000300