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QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO module
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz - 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations All mode   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? CW: 500 Hz SSB: 2.4 kHz
Receiver system ? 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W 1-20 W

Connections

Antenna N-type - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC Mains 12.5-14.5 V DC
Current RX Max 1 A Max 350 W 500 mA
TX Max 7.5 A ? 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
120 × 45 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.77 × 7.09 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? AGC
Noise blanker
S-meter
PO-meter
SWR-meter
CW-keyer
USB control port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000851E KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS XIEGU-X000108G