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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm -12°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
136-174 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
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: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
0.14 µV typical
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)
70/50dB (Wide/Narrow) typica
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB 75 dB typical
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 750 mW typ. with an 16 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 7.2V DC
Current RX 1.5 A 20-310 mA
TX 20 A max 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
58 × 112 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.18 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz) with BP-264
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 3 bank(s) 207 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
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Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000680S ICOM-IC-V000080