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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. 2.5 ppm -4F to +140F (-20 C - +60 C)
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
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
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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
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX 2 A 2.1A max
TX Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories AT-450 antenna tuner ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000450S ICOM-IC-000080AD