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Portable Amateur Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 12.5 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 146-174 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz 0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ≤ 0.251 µV / 0.282 µV ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
65 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection Better than 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 0.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 146-174 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output Max 100 W 5 / 4 / 2 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 7.4V, 1300mAh (Li-Ion) Mains (120 V AC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC)
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ? ?
TX 15 A max. ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 201x and 201x in China Between 1950 and 1955 in USA
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
110 × 52 × 28 mm
(4.33 × 2.05 × 1.10 in)
356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? BFO
Passive AVC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520S HYTERA-TC-000518 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R