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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ±2.5 ppm
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Other bands optional
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
≤ 0.2 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection 70 dB ≥ 60dB
Audio output 2 Watts 8 ohms Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Other bands optional
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W 4W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 6 V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX 1.45 A ?
TX 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
52 × 112 × 27 mm
(2.05 × 4.41 × 1.06 in)
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000050S PUXING-PX-000555