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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 0.05 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-3335 MHz 10-80 m + WWV
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
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 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz 500 Hz CW
Receiver system DSP Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 8.83 MHz
Image rejection 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB 50 dB
Audio output internal speaker 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output - SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 100 VA max 2 A
TX - 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232 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 ICOM-IC-R009500 KENWOOD-TS-000120V