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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
USB SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 25-1750 MHz
100 kHz-25 MHz optional
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <1 µV (26 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
≥ Phase noise @1kHz offset: -138dBc/Hz
≥ Phase noise @10kHz: -150dBc/Hz
≥ Phase noise @100kHz: -152dBc/Hz
Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: <40 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR, R820T2 tuner IC
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 144-146 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output Max 100 W FM/SSB/CW: 10 W, AM: 3 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16V DC or mains 120/240 VAC 5 V DC, USB
Current RX ? 0.8-1A ?
TX 295 W Max 4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
278 × 124 × 320 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.60 in)
24 × 8 × 21 mm
(0.94 × 0.31 × 0.83 in)
Weight 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Dongle

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000530S KENWOOD-TS-000700G NOOELEC-NESDR-NANO-000002+