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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Within 100 Hz after warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 + WWV m 0.15-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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 ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD) ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output Max 100 W Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC) 12-16V DC Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX 700 mA 1.9 A 15 W
TX 18 A max Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
?
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None ? 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout Auto-AT option. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120S KENWOOD-TS-000440S RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400