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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  10m  2000m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz - 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m + WARC 50 kHz - 60 MHz 11m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 3.5 µV
SSB: 1.5 µV
CW: 0.8 µV
10 dB S+N/N, preamp on
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Selectivity ? Software defined ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 15 kHz
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Image rejection ? 55 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC - 11m
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM  
RF-output Max 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-15 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 500 mA max ?
TX 295 W - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2005 and 201x in Italy Between 198x and 198x in USA
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
200 × 60 × 190 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 7.48 in)
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Weight 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000530SP ELAD-FDM-000077 PRESIDENT-VEEP