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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF SWR Analyser
HF/50 MHz ALL BAND 1 kW Linear Amplifier

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)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 1.8-170 MHz
160-2 m
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   All mode   All mode  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC ? 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - All mode  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W ? 1 kW @ 200 V AC, 500 W @ 100 V AC

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains
Current RX 2 A - ?
TX Max 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2019 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
? 425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in auto tuner
Detachable front panel
Accessories AT-450 antenna tuner ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000450S MFJ-000209 ICOM-IC-PW000002