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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 50 cps per hour after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 10-80 m 144-148 MHz (200 channels with VXO)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m 144-148 MHz (200 channels with VXO)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   SSB  
RF-output HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) 10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 25/100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (NCX-A) 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 2.5 A ? ?
TX Max 20.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
?
Weight 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 4 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000690S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII FDK-MULTI-002000A