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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.01 kHz 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz 14 kHz - 30 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX   FM   FSK  
Sensitivity ? AM, SSB < 0,5 uV Analog
0.35 µV / -116dBm (20dB SINAD)
0.22 µV / -120dBm (Type)

Digital
0.3 µV / -117.4dBm (BER 5%)
0.22 µV / -110dBm (BER 1%)
Selectivity ? 150 Hz, 400 Hz, 750Hz, 1,75 kHz, 3,1 kHz, 6 kHz, +/- 0,25 - 6 kHz (SSB, -6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? 84 dB
Audio output ? ? ≤ 1000 mW @ 16Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM   FSK  
RF-output Max 100/100 W ? 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 7.4 V DC, 1700 mAh Li-ion
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1986 and 19xx in East Germany Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
540 × 198 × 395 mm
(21.26 × 7.80 × 15.55 in)
131 × 61 × 36 mm
(5.16 × 2.40 × 1.42 in)
Weight ? ? 258 gr (9.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 32 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP ? IP67
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000570S RFT-EKD-000500 TYT-MD-000380