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| 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 | 160m 80m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 11m (CB) 6m 10m |
| Freq. stability | ± 10 p.p.m. | ? | 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO |
| Tuning steps | Continuous | Continuous | 1 Hz |
Receiver |
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| RX-range | 0.5-30 MHz | 0.15-30 MHz | 30 kHz – 77 MHz |
| Modulations | AM FM CW USB LSB FSK | AM CW USB LSB | AM AM-sync N-FM CW USB LSB DSB RTTY |
| Sensitivity |
SSB/CW/FSK 500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV 1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV 21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV AM 500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV 1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV 21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV FM 28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV |
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CW Noise floor (MDS), 400 Hz BW 0.137 MHz: –125 dBm 0.475 MHz: –133 dBm 1.0 MHz: –136 dBm 3.5 MHz: –136 dBm 14 MHz: –136 dBm 50 MHz –120 –126 –136 70 MHz –116 –123 –133 AM 10 dB (S+N)/N, 1 kHz, 30% modulation, 6 kHz BW 1.0 MHz: 1.00 µV 3.8 MHz: 1.00 µV 29.0 MHz: 1.19 µV 50.4 MHz: 1.38 µV FM 12 dB SINAD, 16 kHz BW 29 MHz: 0.40 µV 52 MHz: 0.44 µV 70 MHz: 0.59 µV |
| Selectivity |
SSB/CW/FSK 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB AM 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB FM 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB |
? | 400 Hz or more, software defined |
| Filters | ? | ? | Software defined |
| Receiver system | Triple conversion superheterodyne | Quadruple conversion superheterodyne | SDR, Direct Digital Sampling |
| IF-freqs. |
1st: 73.05 MHz 2nd: 8.83 MHz 3rd: 455 kHz |
1st: 44.93 MHz 2nd: 8.83 MHz 3rd: 455 kHz 4th: 100 kHz |
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| Image rejection | ≥ 70 dB | ? | ≥ 100 dB |
| Audio output | 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD | ? | 1W diagnostic speaker |
Transmitter |
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| TX-range | 10-160 m + WARC | 10-160m + WARC | 160-6 m |
| Modulations | AM FM CW USB LSB FSK | AM CW USB LSB | AM AM-sync N-FM CW USB LSB DSB RTTY |
| RF-output | SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W | SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W | 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-30W AM |
Connections |
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| Antenna | SO-239 | SO-239 | BNC + SO-239 |
| Impedance | 50Ω | 50Ω | 5-500Ω |
| Other | - | - | - |
Electrical |
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| Power req. | 13.8V DC | Mains | 13.8V DC ± 15% |
| Current RX | 2 A | ? | 1.5 A |
| TX | Max 20 A | ? | 23 A |
Physical |
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| Manufactured | Between 198x and 199x | Between 1982 and 198x in Japan | Between 2013 and 20xx in USA |
| Dimensions |
270 × 96 × 305 mm (10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in) |
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330 × 305 × 102 mm (12.99 × 12.01 × 4.02 in) |
| Weight | 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit | ? | 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) |
| Form factor | Base Station | Base Station | Headless |
Other features |
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| Memories | 100 channels in 1 bank(s) | None | ? |
| Usage | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators |
| Features | ? | Auto-AT option |
SDR (Software Defined Radio) Ethernet CPU / DSP: TMS320DM8168CYG2 RISC processor: 1.2 GHz ARM CortexTM-A8/NEONTM DSP processor: 1.0 GHz TMS320C647x 32-bit FP DSP Floating Point Operations: 78 GFLOPS |
| Accessories | AT-450 antenna tuner | ? | ? |
| MPN | KENWOOD-TS-000450S | KENWOOD-TS-000930S | FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006500 |
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