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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz ? 2 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-35 MHz 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 36-57 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection -50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 36-57 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   N-FM  
RF-output AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W 250 mW 2 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 9.5V DC 15V DC
Current RX 1.5 A 40 mA ?
TX 20 A max Max 180 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 19xx in UK
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
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Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000140S MIZUHO-MX-000006Z CLANSMAN-PRC-000350