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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz - 118-143 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - AM  
Sensitivity AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
? 1.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
? ?
Image rejection Greater than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10/20/40/80 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W 30 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% ? 9 V DC (6*R6/AA)
Current RX 2 A - ?
TX 20.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1938 and 1941 in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
? 76 × 175 × 35 mm
(2.99 × 6.89 × 1.38 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ? 558 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000570DG NATIONAL-COMPANY-NTX-000030 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000517-"SKY-ACE"