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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ≤ 10 p.p.m. ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz - 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity SSB / CW / FSK
100-500 kHz: ≤ 1 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: ≤ 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: ≤ 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: ≤ 0.13 µV
AM
100-500 kHz: ≤ 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: ≤ 31.6 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: ≤ 2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: ≤ 2 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: ≤ 0.25 µV
? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: 2.3 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.3 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 200 Hz @ -6 dB / 450 Hz @ -60 dB
FSK: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1000 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 14 kHz @ -6 dB / 18 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters SSB: 300 / 2600 Hz CW: 200 Hz FSK: 500 Hz AM: 100 / 4000 Hz FM: 14 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 11.3 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 80 dB ? ?
Audio output >= 1.5 W @ 1-% THD into 8 Ohms ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10/20/40/80 m 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   FM   N-FM  
RF-output Max 100 W (AM 25 W) 30 W 1 / 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ? 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 2 A - 380 mA max
TX 20.5 A ? 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 19xx Between 1938 and 1941 in USA Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
? 110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ? 670 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP
Built-in auto AT: 20-150 ohms
? LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000870S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NTX-000030 BAOFENG-UV-000005X