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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Scanner / Radio
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-35 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular) 0.5-55 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   DMR   P25   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 2 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-20 MHz: 0.35 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.35 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV
Selectivity AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
Image rejection -50 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W ? 0.5-5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 12-16 V DC 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery)
Current RX 1.5 A ? 660 mA
TX 20 A max - 2.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna 940 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Detachable Remote Control Head w/ Magnet
Mount
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000140S WHISTLER-WS001098 XIEGU-X005105