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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
QRP SDR HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. with optional TCXO +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 1.8-30 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ≥ -115 dBm / 0.11~0.89 μV 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB 2.3 kHz (-6 dB)
CW 500 Hz (-6 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SDR Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 8 ohm, 0.5 W 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output Max 125 W 5-15 W 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9-15 V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 450 mA 400-600 mA
TX ? 3 A max 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x Between 2017 and 20xx in China Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 215 × 74 × 62 mm
(8.46 × 2.91 × 2.44 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight ? 613 gr (1.4 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option Spectrum waterfall display
Noise Reduction
Automatic notch filter
SWR-meter
Supply voltage meter
AF-meter
?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000930 RISEN-RS-000918SSB ALINCO-DR-000735E