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HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
10-80 m 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
Image rejection Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion ? 0.75 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output Max 100/100/100/50 W 200 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 20/300 Ω 75/400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% ? Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX Squelched 2.6 A ? ?
TX Max 20.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2014 Between 1977 and 19xx Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
? 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Unknown Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-B002000 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000350A EDDYSTONE-EB-000035