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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz 0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB (1b dB S/N): 0.5-0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 6.3-1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.22 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB/FSK/PSK: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 12.0 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 25.0 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz)
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output 50 W Max 100/100 W Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX - ? 3 A max
TX ? ? 22.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
410 × 158 × 387 mm
(16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in)
Weight ? ? 17.00 kg (37.5 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 ? DSP DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000060 KENWOOD-TS-000570S KENWOOD-TS-000890S