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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Compact HF receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability Within 100 Hz after warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 + WWV m 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA) ?
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity 0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N ? ?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 160-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM  
RF-output Max 100 W ? 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC) 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX 700 mA ? ?
TX 18 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
? 216 × 90 × 127 mm
(8.50 × 3.54 × 5.00 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002036 CODAR-T000028