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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
2m/440 Transceiver APRS | TNC | Echolink ready | GPS

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ? ±5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW (W)/FSK: 2.7 / 4.5 kHz
CW (N): 0.6 / 1.3 kHz
AM: 6 / 18 kHz
FM: 15 / 30 kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
-6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
Image rejection 70 dB ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 2 Watts 8 ohms 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W 100 W (AM: 25 W) 50 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 1.45 A 2 A 1.2 A max
TX 20.5 A 19 A max 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 1987 and 19xx Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set Electronic Keyer
If Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
100 Watts Output
Semi/Full Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Electronic Keyer
GPS
APRS
Dual Receive on Same Band (VxV, UxU)
EchoLink
Invertible Front Panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000050S YAESU-FT-000757GX-II KENWOOD-TM-D000710G