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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Digital/Analog 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)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±500Hz per 30 minutes afater warm-up +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m + WARC 0.2-30 MHz in four bands 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
Analog (12 dB SINAD)
25 kHz: 0.2 µV
12.5 kHz: 0.25 µV
Digital (BER)
5%: 0.3 µV
1%: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ±3 kHz (-6 dB), ±7 kHz (-50 dB) 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz (analog)
12.5 kHz (digital/analog)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 54.6-55.5 MHz
2nd: 2.1-3 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2W @ 8 Ohms 1000mW /16Ω @ <= 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC - 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM   DMR  
RF-output Max 100 W ? 0.2 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains + battery option 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 295 W - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
62 × 112 × 46 mm
(2.44 × 4.41 × 1.81 in)
Weight 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 305 gr (10.8 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? DMR Tier I and Tier II
Text messages
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000530S YAESU-FRG-000007 Alinco DJ-MD40