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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER
Handheld DMR 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  2m  70cm 
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) ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 1 Hz 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed) 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   DMR  
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
Analog: 0.2 μV @ 12dB SINAD
Digital: 0.25 μV (BER:5%)
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
11K0F3E @ 12.5KHz
14K0F3E @ 20KHz
16K0F3E @ 25KHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Direct Sampling Superheterodyne ?
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) 1 W

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 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   DMR  
RF-output 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 2–100W, AM: 1–25W VHF: 5 W, UHF: 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (with PS-510) 13.8V DC ±15% 7.4 V DC 2200 mAh Li-ion
Current RX 180 W max 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio) 180 mA
TX 315 W max 21A (at 100W output power) 0.9-1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
132 × 37 × 64 mm
(5.20 × 1.46 × 2.52 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) with battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 101 channels in bank(s) 3000 channels in 1 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)
IP67 Waterproof
CTCSS/DCS
Optional GPS
Encryption function
Compatible with Motorola Tier Ⅰ&Ⅱ
Comply with digital protocol ETSI TS 102 361-1,-2,-3
Color LCD
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000510 ICOM-IC-007300 RETEVIS-RT000082