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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
QRP HF Transceiver

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)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ? ≥ 0.5 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
? ≥ 0.45 µV
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 Watts 8 ohms Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W - 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 4LR6 or 6V DC external 12-14 V DC
Current RX 1.45 A ? 350 mA
TX 20.5 A - 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
97 × 40 × 155 mm
(3.82 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 125 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation RIT
CW Keyer
Compatible with Ham Radio Deluxe
LCD display
Accessories ? - ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000050S SONY-ICF-SW000055E XIEGU-X000001M