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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
10 W handheld dual-band 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 ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 30-50 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) ? 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6 V DC, 4×AA 7.4 V DC
Current RX Max 2.5 A 25-100 mA 75-380 mA
TX Max 20.5 A - 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 202x and 202x
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
? 120 × 55 × 30 mm
(4.72 × 2.17 × 1.18 in)
Weight 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) ? 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VOX
Voice Prompt
Power Saving
Beep Prompt
Busy Lockout
128 Channels
Tone Scanning
Keypad Auto Lock
Tx Over Time Setting
Backlight Time Setting
Wide/Narrow Bandwidth
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000690S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000024-(OLDER) RADIODDITY-GA-000510