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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
5 Watt HF & 6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Channelized Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.1 to 55 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.1 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct Down Conversion, SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Through computer

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz ?
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output Max 100 W 3.5 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 10 to 15 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 295 W ? 3A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Russia
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
? 165 × 100 × 35 mm
(6.50 × 3.94 × 1.38 in)
Weight 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Spectrum scope bandwidth up to 60 MHz
16-bit ADC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000530SP LAFAYETTE-COMSTAT-000025A EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-SUNSDR000002-QRP