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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±1 ppm (0-50°C)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz 0.005-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more AM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 5 µV
FM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 10 µV
< 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB), 600 kHz (-60 dB)
57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Digital signal processing
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 50 dB ? 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum
Audio output ? Internal speaker Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB)

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output Max 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC or mains 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ? ?
TX 15 A max. - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in Japan (By GRE) Between 2000 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
220 × 76 × 205 mm
(8.66 × 2.99 × 8.07 in)
482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 400 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 26 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Sound squelch. PBT
DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520S RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002006 TEN-TEC-RX-000340