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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF SWR Analyser

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 160-10 m 1.8-170 MHz
160-2 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX 2 A 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) -
TX Max 20 A 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
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Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories AT-450 antenna tuner ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000450S KENWOOD-TS-000520S MFJ-000209