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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8V DC Mains (with PS-500AC)
Current RX 0.5 A Max 1 A 250 W max
TX Max 20 A Max 11 A 450 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 199x and xxxx Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 280 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK 9k6 packet ready. Alpha tags. Twin RX -
Accessories ? ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN ATLAS-000400-X KENWOOD-TM-V000007E KENWOOD-TS-000500