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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-3000 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   CW  
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
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
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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/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
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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 ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external Mains
Current RX 2 A 25-190 mA ?
TX Max 20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x Between 2012 and 200x Between 1970 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
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Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
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Accessories AT-450 antenna tuner ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000450S AOR-AR-008200DU HALLICRAFTERS-S-000125