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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 49.8-52.2 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 10 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: ? µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 32 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
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Selectivity ? N-AM
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
W-AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW, 6 kHz AM (Optional) ?
Receiver system ? Triple (FM) / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
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Image rejection ? 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W into 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 49.8-54.0 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 40 W 250 W PEP, AM: 140W DC input 100 W on all bands

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 45/75 Ω 20-150Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (120 / 220 / 240 V AC) 12-14V DC
Current RX ? 80 W 1.8 A
TX ? 510 W max Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? 401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 4 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Auto-AT option ?
Accessories ? Internal automatic antenna tuner
Communications headphones
Light-weight open air communications headphones
Deluxe communications headphones
Micro headphones
Hand microphone
Desk microphone
Phone patch
Station monitor
TXCO
External speaker
Voice synthesizer
500 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
250 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
6 kHz AM filter (8.83 MHz IF)
500 Hz CW filter (8.83 MHz IF)
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MPN CLEGG-THOR-000006 KENWOOD-TS-000940S SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000102BXA