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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability Within ±2 kHz during one hour after one minute of warm-up, and within 150 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz in 4 bands 0.15-30 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1 µV (30 dB S/N)
AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 4 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 15-80m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10 W (AM: 5 W) Max 125 W 600 W output with 100 W drive

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC Mains Mains
Current RX 0.8 A ? ?
TX 4 A max ? 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1982 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
? 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ? 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
Auto-AT option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000600 KENWOOD-TS-000930 HEATHKIT-SB-000201