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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 10-160 m + 9.9-10.5 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   AFSK   DV   GMSK  
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
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM/NFM: ≥ -15 dBμ (at 12 dB SINAD)
DV: ≥ -11 dBμ (at BER 1%)
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)
? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 Watts 8 ohms ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM   N-FM   AFSK   DV   GMSK  
RF-output High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W ? 0.1 - 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% ? V 5.5-7.4 V DC battery or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX 1.45 A ? 200-450 mA
TX 20.5 A - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1302 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IP1X waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000050S YAESU-FRDX-000500 ICOM-ID-000031A-PLUS