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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile dual-band VHF/UHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 30-50 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 118-134 / 134-174 / 200-260 / 350-400 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 134-174 / 400-490MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) ? 55 / 35 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6 V DC, 4×AA 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX Max 2.5 A 25-100 mA ?
TX Max 20.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
? 139 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.47 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
Weight 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) ? 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 758 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000690S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000024-(OLDER) ANYTONE-AT-005888UV