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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm  4m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-35 MHz 60-905 MHz (SSB between 60-460 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
AM-N: 1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM-W: 1.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 15 kHz
W-FM: 180 kHz
N-AM: 2.4 kHz
W-AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 2.4 kHz
Filters ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 / 180 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45.754 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
Image rejection -50 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 1 W @ 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 12-15V DC
Current RX 1.5 A 550 mA max
TX 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
180 × 80 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
CAT-interface
Clock-Timer
Headphone jack (and MPX, AF and RF Mute jacks)
Priority
Recorder Activation
Squelch
TV tuner front end
Tone control
Tuning Meter
Telescopic whip antenna included
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000140S YAESU-FRG-009600