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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? Within ±2 kHz during one hour after one minute of warm-up, and within 150 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-30 MHz 50-54 MHz in 4 bands MW: 520-1800 kHz
SW: 5.66-12.62 MHz FM: 85-110 MHz
WX: 162.400-162.55 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1 µV (30 dB S/N)
AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 4 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
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Image rejection ≥ 70 dB > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 50-54 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W 10 W (AM: 5 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC 2000 mAh Li-Ion battery
Current RX 1.2 A 0.8 A ?
TX Max 20 A 4 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
148 × 181 × 58 mm
(5.83 × 7.13 × 2.28 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 620 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
Bluetooth
Hand-crank + solar powered
S.A.M.E. + NOAA weather alerts
Rugged1 and IPX4 splashproof
Bright LED flashlight, red emergency beacon
Ambient light with dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000430S KENWOOD-TS-000600 ETÓN-FRX000005-BT