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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual-band DMR handheld

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DMR  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m + WARC 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - FM   N-FM   DMR  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W 5-50 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x Between 1983 and 198x Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
? ?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1024 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Digital readout CTCSS
Accessories AT-450 antenna tuner ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000450S TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II BAOFENG-RD-000005R