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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz - 50 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.5-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more 500 kHz-1.5 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 2.0 µV
CW(N): ≤ 1.25 µV
AM: ≤ 8.0 µV
FM: -

1.5-30 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 0.25 µV
CW(N): ≤ 0.16 µV
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV
FM: ≤ 0.6 µV
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Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
SSB / CW(W) / FSK
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
CW(N)
600 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.3 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
15 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection Better than 50 dB ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 160-10 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
RF-output Max 100 W FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.5 V DC ?
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) 2 A ?
TX 15 A max. 19 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
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Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520S YAESU-FT-000757GX UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PRO-000520XL