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HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 1,353
USD 639 ~ USD 690
GBP 97
Rating No reviews yet 1 review
HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
SSB/CW: 0.2-0.35 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz bandwidth)
AM: 0.5-0.9 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz bandwidth)
FM: 0.35-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity ? 35 built-in filters
SSB/CW: 200-3000 Hz
AM: 400-6000 Hz
FM: 15 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB 80 dB
Audio output 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK  
RF-output Max 100/100/100/50 W 1-20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8V DC
Current RX Squelched 2.6 A ?
TX Max 20.5 A Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2014 Between 2003 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
216 × 70 × 246 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 9.69 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Unknown

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. Scanning. CTCSS encoder. PSK31-ready. IF-DSP.
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-B002000 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-V-(000516)