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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.56-35 MHz in 4 bands 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W, external speaker required 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 160-6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output 100 W ? 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 105-130V AC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? 2.0 A
TX ? - 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1950 and 1956 in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 419 × 298 × 209 mm
(16.50 × 11.73 × 8.23 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO 8" (20.3cm) touchscreen, 1920×1200 pixels)
HDMI connector for external display
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
Integrated Antenna Tuner
USB 2.0

Optional:
* GPS Disciplined Oscillator; 5x10-12 over 24 hours
* MARS/CAP Coverage Filter Bank
* ThumbDV module for D-Star mode
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520SE NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000125 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600M