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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER
Programmable 6 GHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation Less than ±0.5 p.p.m. (–10˚C to +60˚C; 14˚F to 140˚F) ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed) 1 MHz - 6 GHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   All mode   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: 0.16μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 0.13μV

AM (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: 12.6μV
1.8-29.995MHz: 2.0μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 1.0μV

FM (at 12dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: -
28.0-29.7MHz: 0.5μV
50MHz band: 0.25μV
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Selectivity 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) SSB (BW: 2.4KHz)
More than 2.4kHz/–6dB
Less than 3.4kHz/–40dB

CW (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 700Hz/–40dB

RTTY (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 800Hz/–40dB

AM (BW: 6kHz)
More than 6.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 10kHz/–40dB

FM (BW: 15kHz)
More than 12.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 22kHz/–40dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Direct Sampling Superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? 36 kHz ?
Image rejection 50 dB More than 70dB ?
Audio output > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) More than 2.5W (at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load, 1kHz) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 1.8-1.999 / 3.5-3.999 / 5.255-5.405* / 7-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.45 / 24.89-24.99 / 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz 1 MHz - 6 GHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 2–100W, AM: 1–25W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (with PS-510) 13.8V DC ±15% 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX 180 W max 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio) ?
TX 315 W max 21A (at 100W output power) ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx Between 201x and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
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Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None 101 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Real-time spectrum scope
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
101 channels (99 regular, 2 scan edges)
SD memory card slot for saving data
Cooling fan system
Multi-function meter
CW functions: full break-in, CW reverse, CW auto tuning
SSB, CW, RTTY, AM, FM modes
Remote control via PC (RS-BA1 IP remote control software)
Full-Speed USB 2.0
Half-Duplex
Up to 20 MSPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000510 ICOM-IC-007300 OPEN-SOURCE-HACKRF-ONE