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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: ≤ 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM: ≤ 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? VFO or 6 × XTAL channels ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output Max 100 W ? 5 / 15 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.7V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 700 mA Max 140 mA ?
TX 19 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in France
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
120 × 40 × 190 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 7.48 in)
124 × 39 × 163 mm
(4.88 × 1.54 × 6.42 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 640 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130S MINIX-MR-000002S CRT-MICRON