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HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  ?
Freq. stability Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
?
Image rejection Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion 0.75 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm - 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   - FM  
RF-output Max 100/100/100/50 W ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 75/400Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells 2200 mAh Li-ion battery pack
Current RX Squelched 2.6 A ? ?
TX Max 20.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2014 Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) None 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. ? IPX5 rating dust and splash protection
Robust, rugged and heavy-duty design
CTCSS & DCS encode and decode
Built in VOX transmission
Low battery alert
Battery save
PTT ID
Time-out timer
Repeater/Talk around
Voice annunciator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-B002000 EDDYSTONE-EB-000035 SAMCOM-CP-000700