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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
? ?
Filters 500 Hz CW ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 8.83 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM  
RF-output SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
? 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC ?
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX 5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
190 × 119 × 35 mm
(7.48 × 4.69 × 1.38 in)
130 × 33 × 175 mm
(5.12 × 1.30 × 6.89 in)
Weight 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) 608 gr (1.3 lbs) 900 gr (2.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
? ?
Accessories Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120V SONY-ICF-SW007600GR LAFAYETTE-LM-000124-AM/FM