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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.54-20 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50Ω ? 200Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6V DC (4R20 / D) Separate PSU
Current RX Max 2.5 A ? Max 80 W
TX Max 20.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x Between 1937 and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
296 × 192 × 68 mm
(11.65 × 7.56 × 2.68 in)
455 × 261 × 440 mm
(17.91 × 10.28 × 17.32 in)
Weight 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) 1.72 kg (3.8 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 45 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Digital clock with alarm/timer Stereo cassette player ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000690S ROBERTS-RC-000828 HAMMARLUND-SP-000100X