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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Within 100 Hz after warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 + WWV m 26.965-27.405 MHz ?
Modulations CW   SSB   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 26.965-27.405 MHz 80-10m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 100 W ? SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC) ? Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX 700 mA ? 20A @ 120V, 10A @ 240V
TX 18 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 1984 and 1987 Between 1970 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
75 × 200 × 49 mm
(2.95 × 7.87 × 1.93 in)
378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 565 gr (1.2 lbs) 21.70 kg (47.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120S ZODIAC-P-002104 HEATHKIT-SB-000220