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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz
? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-30 / 48-54 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
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
? ?
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)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC/6 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W (AM 40 W) 100/100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC 11-16V DC or mains
Current RX 2 A ? Max 2 A
TX 20.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 2006 and 200x in USA Between 199x and 2005
Dimensions 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
? 334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ? 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 105 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 440 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second
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
DSP. RS-232C. Built-in Ethernet and internet access. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option. RS232C interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000850S TEN-TEC-OMNI-VII-(000588) DRAKE-R000008A