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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ? < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC
Tuning steps Continuous 9 / 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.15-108 MHz (115.15-223 MHz with optional FRQ-80 converter) 10-80m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
? < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 Watts 8 ohms 400 mW 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 10-80m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W ? 3W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 TNC + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 6V DC (4 × LR6 or external adapter) 12 V DC
Current RX 1.45 A ? 150 mA max
TX 20.5 A - 1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1973 and 19xx
Dimensions 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
90 × 182 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.17 × 1.97 in)
330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000050S SONY-ICF-PRO-000080-(HI-SCAN) TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509)