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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz
5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
60 dB SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 80 dB ? > 60 dB
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 100 W (AM 40 W) High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz)
Current RX 2 A 25-100 mA 100 W
TX 20.5 A 0.8-1.8 A 400 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 1969 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs) 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 105 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
CTCSS and DTMF Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000850S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007