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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld 6m Transceiver | DX Handy
HF Antenna tuner

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 50-50.5 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
0.5 µV (15 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 50-50.5 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W 1 W max 5-15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 8.4-9 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.5 A 70 mA 2 A
TX 20 A max 620 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
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Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 710 gr (1.6 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 3 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
RIT
NB
S/RF-meter
Built-in CW key
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000680S AEA-MX-000006S ICOM-AH-000002