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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
? 0.25 µV
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 45.1 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB ? 65 dB
Audio output 2 Watts 8 ohms ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W 3.5 W 5 / 85 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% ? 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 1.45 A ? 1 A
TX 20.5 A ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 1974 and 197x Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
152 × 50 × 192 mm
(5.98 × 1.97 × 7.56 in)
164 × 44 × 184 mm
(6.46 × 1.73 × 7.24 in)
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 1.42 kg (3.1 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set ? CTCSS / PL
DCS
2-tone
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000050S HANDIC-000235 ALINCO-DR-B000185