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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
500 channels Scanner / receiver
VHF-FM transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 25-88 / 108-174 / 225-512 / 806-960 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 0.25 µV
FM-N: 0.35 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? > 2 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC - 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM   N-FM   GMSK  
RF-output SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W ? 60/25/10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx in China Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions ? ? 145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight ? ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option Close-Call
PC-programmable (USB)
Carrier/CTCSS/DCS/5Tone/2Tone/DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000930S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000125AT/XLT ALINCO-DR-000138