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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Manpack VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 36-76 MHz 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   N-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 12dB for 1 µV EMF with 3 kHz deviation at 1 kHz HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? DSP / Single / Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 50 mW 0.8 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 36-76 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   N-FM   -
RF-output Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) >1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military) BNC + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC 12V DC 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX 1.9 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
166 × 76 × 285 mm
(6.54 × 2.99 × 11.22 in)
143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 794 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1600 channels in 1 bank(s) 64 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option. ? OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000440S RACAL-TRA-000967 COMMRADIO-CR-000001