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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
4 Band QRP CW Transceiver
QRP SDR HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. with optional TCXO
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 3.2-16 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ≥ -115 dBm / 0.11~0.89 μV
Selectivity ? 4 crystal filter, 400Hz-3KHz continued adjustable SSB 2.3 kHz (-6 dB)
CW 500 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? 400 Hz - 3 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 8ohm load about 0.1W 8 ohm, 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 3.5-4 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
80 / 40 / 30 / 20 m
160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
RF-output Max 100 W 4-5 W @ 13.8 V 5-15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11.1 V battery pack or 9-14 V DC 9-15 V DC
Current RX 700 mA 60 mA 450 mA
TX 19 A max 800 mA 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x Between 201x and 201x Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
132 × 85 × 35 mm
(5.20 × 3.35 × 1.38 in)
215 × 74 × 62 mm
(8.46 × 2.91 × 2.44 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) 613 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Auto key w/ adjustable speed Spectrum waterfall display
Noise Reduction
Automatic notch filter
SWR-meter
Supply voltage meter
AF-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130S YOUKITS-HB-000001B RISEN-RS-000918SSB