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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

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)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m + WARC 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit) 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end Superheterodyne, 14 tubes
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ. ?
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output Max 100 W ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Drawn from PCI interface Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 295 W - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 200x and 200x Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
Weight 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station PC-card Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000530S WINRADIO-WR-G000315I LAFAYETTE-HE-000080