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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 3.4-30.2 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 13.8V DC 115 / 230V AC
Current RX ? Max 2.5 A -
TX - Max 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1971 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 405 × 178 × 356 mm
(15.94 × 7.01 × 14.02 in)
270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000215 KENWOOD-TS-000690S KENWOOD-TX-000599