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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz
? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.15-30 MHz in 9 bands
87.5-108 / 108-136 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) @ 3 kHz BW ?
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 80 dB >60 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 100 W (AM 40 W) 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 12-14V DC ?V DC or mains
Current RX 2 A Max 1.5 A ?
TX 20.5 A Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
340 × 234 × 170 mm
(13.39 × 9.21 × 6.69 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Portable

Other features

Memories 105 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
39 IF-DSP filters. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000850S TEN-TEC-JUPITER-(000538) SONY-CRF-005090