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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-35 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   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 ? ?
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 ? 500mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC Mains 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V)
Current RX 1.5 A ? ?
TX 20 A max 295 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx in Philippines
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
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 KENWOOD-TS-000530S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000100XLT