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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Transmitter Exciter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 0.5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512/ 1240-1300 MHz - 10-160 m + 6 m (1.8-54 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB): 0.13 µV
AM (S/N 10 dB): 1.3 µV
FM (12 SINAD): 0.18 µV
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Selectivity SSB: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple/triple/double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W 8 Ohm at 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm / 23 cm 2-32 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - -
RF-output Max 100/100/100/50/10 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains Mains (110 / 220 V DC)
Current RX Squelched 2.6 A - ?
TX Max 20.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1962 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
480 × 230 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 9.06 × 15.94 in)
385 × 185 × 255 mm
(15.16 × 7.28 × 10.04 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-002000X TMC-SBE-000003 STAR-SR-000550