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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
5W Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 29.7-37 / 35-43 / 41-50 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM   N-FM   DMR  
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
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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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 Watts 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 29.7-37 / 35-43 / 41-50 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM   N-FM   DMR  
RF-output High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W 45 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% ? 7.4 V DC
Current RX 1.45 A ? ?
TX 20.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
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Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000050S KENWOOD-TK-000630 RADIODDITY-GD-000077-DMR