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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512/ 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB): 0.13 µV
AM (S/N 10 dB): 1.3 µV
FM (12 SINAD): 0.18 µV
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Quadruple/triple/double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W 8 Ohm at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm / 23 cm
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) Max 100/100/100/50/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX 1.6-2.1 A Squelched 2.6 A
TX Max 20 A Max 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions.
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 KENWOOD-TS-002000X