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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 25-550 MHz
FM 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
800-1300 MHz
FM 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.6 µV @ 10dB
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
? ?
Filters 500 Hz CW ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 8.83 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? 150 mW @ 75 Ohm; 2 W @ 4 Ohm external loudspeaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
? 4/20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC 10-32 V DC
Current RX 2 A ? 3 W
TX 5 A - 60 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 198x and 199x in Netherlands / UK by Philips / M.E.L.
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
? ?
Weight 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
? Operational range: 30 ... 50 km
Watertight: 1 hour at 1 meter
CPU controlled
Built-in antenna tuner (ATU)
Speech processor
Accessories Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120V YUPITERU-MVT-005000 PHILIPS-RT-002000