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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
2m/440 Transceiver APRS | TNC | Echolink ready | GPS

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 28-29.699 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB   AM   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
? 146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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)
? -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
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: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 Watts 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 28-29.699 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W SSB/FM: 50 W, AM: 20 W 50 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 1.45 A ? 1.2 A max
TX 20.5 A ? 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set ? GPS
APRS
Dual Receive on Same Band (VxV, UxU)
EchoLink
Invertible Front Panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000050S DRAGON-SS-000497P KENWOOD-TM-D000710G