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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
2m/440 Transceiver APRS | TNC | Echolink ready | GPS

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz (4 bands) 160-10 m + WARC 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3W @ 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? Max 100 W 50 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 65W ? 1.2 A max
TX - 295 W 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 1981 and 19xx Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 440 × 240 × 315 mm
(17.32 × 9.45 × 12.40 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? GPS
APRS
Dual Receive on Same Band (VxV, UxU)
EchoLink
Invertible Front Panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000046 KENWOOD-TS-000530SP KENWOOD-TM-D000710G