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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC ? 136-174 or 403-512 MHz MHz depending on version
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC ? 136-174 or 403-512 MHz MHz depending on version
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output Max 100 W ? VHF: 6/2.5/1 W, UHF: 4/2/1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? ?
Current RX 700 mA ? ?
TX 19 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x Between 2010 and 201x in China Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
? 72 × 164 × 36 mm
(2.83 × 6.46 × 1.42 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ? 673 gr (1.5 lbs) incl battery
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 48 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130S CRKITS-KN-Q000008 MOTOROLA-MX000300R