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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Maritime VHF Transceiver
Single Band SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  6m  None  40m 
Freq. stability Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2) ± 10 p.p.m. (± 1.5 kHz) ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
40 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
0.25 µV PD for 12 dB SINAD ≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR
Selectivity AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? about 2.0 kHz
Receiver system FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne Superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
? 8.467 MHz or 8.192 MHz, depending on the selected tuning range
Image rejection Greater than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W / 4 ohm @ 5% THD 3.5mm connector, mono output

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
40 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W 1 / 25 W 10 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 12 or(!) 24 V DC 12~13.8 V
Current RX 2 A 500 mA 30 mA
TX 20.5 A 5 A max 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1976 and 1989 in Denmark Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual Watch (B and C-model)
Instant Channel 16 (C-model)
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000570DG SAILOR-RT000144 CRKITS-KN-Q000007A