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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Base Station Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 20-1000 MHz (down to 10 kHz with optional module) 152-174 MHz 0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB (1b dB S/N): 0.5-0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 6.3-1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.22 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB/FSK/PSK: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 12.0 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 25.0 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz)
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? ? Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

Antenna BNC KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 20-32 V DC or Mains (100V-240V) Mains or 12 V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 90 W 6 VA 3 A max
TX - - 22.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 197x and 1971 Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 20.47 in)
? 410 × 158 × 387 mm
(16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) ? 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 2 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-003721 20-175 KENWOOD-TS-000890S