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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2) Not specified ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz 20 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 410-512 / 806-950 MHz 0.1-253 / 255-262 / 266-271 / 275-380 / 382-412 / 415-524 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR  
Sensitivity AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
29-54 / 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.3 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.0 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.3-0.52 MHz: 4 µV
0.52-1.8 MHz: 1.59 µV
1.8-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
54-76 MHz: 1.12 µV
118-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
200-250 MHz: 0.63 µV
382-412 MHz: 1.12 µV
415-524 MHz: 1.12 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.56 µV
118-144 MHz: 0.36 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.19 µV (Band B)
148-175 MHz: 0.36 µV
200-222 MHz: 0.36 µV
225-250 MHz: 0.36 µV
382-400 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-412 MHz: 0.36 µV
415-430 MHz: 0.36 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.2 µV (Band B)
450-490 MHz: 0.36 µV
490-524 MHz: 0.63 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
144-148 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.24 µV (Band B)
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.25 µV (Band B)
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-95 MHz: 1.59 µV
95-108 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N)
1.8-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.79 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.16 µV
222-225 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.16 µV
DV (PN9/GMSK, 4.8 kbps, BER 1%)
144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.2 µV
Selectivity AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
15 kHz @ -50 dB FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
? ?
Image rejection Greater than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 350 mW, 8 ohms, 10% THD 400 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohms (at 7.4 VDC)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W - 50 mW ... 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - External speaker -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 12 V DC 6-9.6 V DC (battery) or 11-15.9 V DC (external)
Current RX 2 A ? 48-310 mA
TX 20.5 A - 0.4-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1990 and 199x in Philippines Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
230 × 57 × 165 mm
(9.06 × 2.24 × 6.50 in)
56 × 120 × 34 mm
(2.20 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 1.38 kg (3.0 lbs) 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL, DCS, Micro-SD card, Micro-USB, Bluetooth, Built-in GPS and APRS.
Built-in bar antenna for 0.1-10 MHz RX. Color TFT. Audio equalizer. Hi-performance DSP.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000570DG UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000855XLT KENWOOD-TH-D000074