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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver
Dual-tuner 14-bit SDR receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-35 MHz 0.5-55 MHz 1 kHz - 2 GHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
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
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
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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)
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Filters ? ? Ten high-selectivity front-end filters
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
Zero IF, All IF bandwidths
Low IF, IF bandwidths ≤ 1.536MHz
Image rejection -50 dB 70 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 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 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/1kΩ
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery) ?
Current RX 1.5 A 660 mA 185-320 mA
TX 20 A max 2.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in China Between 2018 and 20xx in UK
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
95 × 80 × 30 mm
(3.74 × 3.15 × 1.18 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 940 gr (2.1 lbs) 110 gr (3.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
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
3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
USB 2.0 (high speed) type B socket
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000140S XIEGU-X005105 SDRPLAY-RSPDUO