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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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QRP SDR HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  1.25m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. ± 1.5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. with optional TCXO
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 220-225 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≥ -115 dBm / 0.11~0.89 μV
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB 2.3 kHz (-6 dB)
CW 500 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion 8 ohm, 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 220-225 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
RF-output Max 125 W 5-25 W 5-15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 9-15 V DC
Current RX ? 600 mA 450 mA
TX ? 6.5 A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x Between 198x and 198x Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
215 × 74 × 62 mm
(8.46 × 2.91 × 2.44 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 613 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option DCL Spectrum waterfall display
Noise Reduction
Automatic notch filter
SWR-meter
Supply voltage meter
AF-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000930 KENWOOD-TM-003530A RISEN-RS-000918SSB