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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz 0.2-0.4 / 1-30 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
118-136 MHz: 1 µV
230-260 MHz: 5.6 µV
260-375 MHz: 1.8 µV

FM/N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-144 MHz: 0.32 µV
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
146-174 MHz: 0.32 µV
230-260 MHz: 1.8 µV
260-400 MHz: 0.56 µV
400-430 MHz: 0.32 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
440-500 MHz: 0.32 µV
500-550 MHz: 0.56 µV

DV (BER 1%)
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
Selectivity ? ? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (EU)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output Max 100/100 W ? 50 / 15 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 230/115 VAC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 1.2 A max
TX ? - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
? 150 × 40 × 172 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.77 in)
Weight ? ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP ? Built-in GPS
Micro SD-card slot
D-Star repeater function
Speech synthesizer
Bluetooth option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000570S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40CS ICOM-ID-004100A/E