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Hi-End Shortwave Transceiver
Electronic Clock
500W SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 0.1 p.p.m. TCXO - 0.001 p.p.m. with GNSS, 0.5 p.p.m. with internal TCXO
Tuning steps ? - ?

Receiver

RX-range General coverage - 30 kHz–54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? - ?
Selectivity ? - ?
Filters 270 / 500 Hz / 2.7 / 6 kHz - ?
Receiver system DSP - SDR
IF-freqs. ? - ?
Image rejection ? - ?
Audio output ? - -

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 + 6m - 160-6m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output 200 W max - 160-10m: 1–500W PEP, 125W AM, 6m: 1–200W PEP, 50W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (120 / 240 V AC) 80-264 V AC
Current RX ? 6.5 W 35W
TX ? ? 675W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2013 and 201x Between 1977 and 197x in USA Between 2026 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 337 × 171 × 356 mm
(13.27 × 6.73 × 14.02 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual TFT display (7" + 3.5")
Band scope
Audio scope
Dual receivers
Triple 32-bit DSPs
Internal automatic antenna tuner (ATU)
Full six digits display
12 / 24 hour format
Seven minute interval snooze
Remote Operation
Built-in SmartLink™ for use with PC, Mac, iPad®, iPhone®, or Maestro™
GNSS Receiver
Accessories ? - ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000990S HEATHKIT-GC-001094 FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000520M