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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous 25 / 50 kHz 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
0.15 µV Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software controlled
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
21.4 MHz / 455 kHz Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection 70 dB ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output 2 Watts 8 ohms 2 W internal speaker, ext. speaker via jack Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz 160-6m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W 1 / 10 W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX 1.45 A 600 mA 1.5A
TX 20.5 A 4.5 A max 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 1980 and 198x Between 2007 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
168 × 58 × 240 mm
(6.61 × 2.28 × 9.45 in)
236 × 221 × 315 mm
(9.29 × 8.70 × 12.40 in)
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? MP-716 microphone ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000050S STANDARD-C-007800 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000A