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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? Channelized 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ? ?
Selectivity 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
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR, SDR, Direct Sampling SDR 245.76Msps – 16 bit
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 50 dB ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output Max 100 W 12 W 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal)
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ? 1.7 A
TX 15 A max. ? 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2024 and 202x in USA
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
? 356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520 COBRA-002000-GTL FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008600