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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Multimode QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ±2.5 ppm ± 3 p.p.m. (Si570 defined) typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 136-174 Mhz (VHF Lo version)
240-260 Mhz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 Mhz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 Mhz (UHF Hi version)
7-22 MHz (1.8-7 MHz via mod)
Modulations CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
<0.2µV (12dB SINAD) 0.2 µV w/o preamp
Selectivity 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) 25 or 12.5 kHz CW: 50-1000 Hz
SSB: 250-3600 Hz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system ? ? Digital Direct Conversion / SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ≥60dB ?
Audio output > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ? 8 ohms, .5 watts

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 136-174 Mhz (VHF Lo version)
240-260 Mhz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 Mhz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 Mhz (UHF Hi version)
40-15 m
Modulations CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
RF-output 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max 3.5-8 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA BNC
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (with PS-510) 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery 10.5-13.8 V DC
Current RX 180 W max ? 350 mA
TX 315 W max ? 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 2014 and 20xx in Bulgaria
Dimensions 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
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Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories None 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
Keypad lock
Reverse Frequency Function (Shift)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000510 PUXING-PX-000328 LNR-PRECISION-LD-000005