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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 40 kHz - 31 MHz in 10 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
? 3 µV above 1500 kHz
8 µV for lower frequencies
Selectivity AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
5 steps 2 kHz @ -2.5 dB
5 kHz @ -35 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
455kHz 450 kHz
Image rejection Greater than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% Mains Mains
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX 20.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1946 and 19xx in USA Between 194x and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
489 × 280 × 489 mm
(19.25 × 11.02 × 19.25 in)
520 × 305 × 342 mm
(20.47 × 12.01 × 13.46 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ? 22.90 kg (50.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000570DG RCA-CR-000088A EDDYSTONE-000358/I