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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
4 meter SSB/CW Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  4m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Variable Speed Tuning VST 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 69.9-70.4 (4m) MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? -130dbm MDS 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? 3.0 kHz (-6dB), shape factor: 1.7
500 Hz (-6dB), shape factor: 2.4
8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 3.0 kHz / 500 hz ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
10.7 MHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 100 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 Watt at 1% THD, 1.5 W at 5% ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC 69.9-70.4 (4m) MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 100 W (?) 10 W PEP ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 9 V DC
Current RX ? 650 mA ?
TX ? 4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x Between 2014 and 20xx in USA Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 221 × 100 × 221 mm
(8.70 × 3.94 × 8.70 in)
145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option Analoge S-meter Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000930V NOBLE-RADIO-NR-000004SC WHISTLER-WS001010