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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO
1 kW Solid-State HF amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular) 1.8-54 MHz / 160-6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   DMR   P25   All mode  
Sensitivity ? FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 1.8-54 MHz / 160-6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output Max 150 W ? SSB: 1000 W PEP, FM/RTTY: 500W, AM: 275 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16 V DC 100-260 V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - 42 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 2018 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 402 × 141 × 400 mm
(15.83 × 5.55 × 15.75 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
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Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna 12.25 kg (27.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer and auto AT. DSP. Twin RX • Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
Up-gradable firmware
Color TFT touch screen
Auto band switching
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000950SDX WHISTLER-TRX-000002 9005800