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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Triple-band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m in 7 bands 65-108 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Superheteodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB 65/60 dB
Audio output > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m in 7 bands 136-174 / 200-260 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) 1 / 8 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (with PS-500AC) 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 250 W max 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX 450 W max 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in USA Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
60 × 112 × 35 mm
(2.36 × 4.41 × 1.38 in)
Weight 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - CTCSS/PL + DCS
DTMF
VOX
LED flashlight
Roger beep
PC-programmable.
Accessories External speaker
External Remove VFO
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MPN KENWOOD-TS-000500 BAOFENG-UV-000005R-PRO