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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 9 / 10 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.15-108 MHz (115.15-223 MHz with optional FRQ-80 converter) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 Watts 8 ohms 400 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM  
RF-output High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W ? 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 6V DC (4 × LR6 or external adapter) ?
Current RX 1.45 A ? ?
TX 20.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1974 and 197x
Dimensions 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
90 × 182 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.17 × 1.97 in)
152 × 50 × 192 mm
(5.98 × 1.97 × 7.56 in)
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 1.42 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000050S SONY-ICF-PRO-000080-(HI-SCAN) HANDIC-000235