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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld 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  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ± 2.5 ppm
Tuning steps Continuous 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
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Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.531-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
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Selectivity ? CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM)
IF-freqs. 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
Image rejection ? 60-70 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 430-450 / 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±10% 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? 1.2 A 200 mA
TX ? 20 A max 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
61 × 115 × 30 mm
(2.40 × 4.53 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 296 gr (10.4 oz) incl. antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option ? Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000930S YAESU-FT-000840 ALINCO-DJ-G000007T