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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Hi-End Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Keyer / CW-keyboard

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. TCXO ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz General coverage -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 270 / 500 Hz / 2.7 / 6 kHz ?
Receiver system ? DSP ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 160-10 + 6m ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output Max 100/100 W 50 W max ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 9 V battery or mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
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Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP Dual TFT display (7" + 3.5")
Band scope
Audio scope
Dual receivers
Triple 32-bit DSPs
Internal automatic antenna tuner (ATU)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000570S KENWOOD-TS-000990D CURTIS-ELECTRO-DEVICES-EK-000480