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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m + WWV 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
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Filters ? 500 Hz CW ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 8.83 MHz ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 10-160 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output ? SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX - 5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1992 and 1996 in USA
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
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Weight ? 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
DSP. RS-232C. Full QSK. Built-in keyer
Accessories ? Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
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MPN KENWOOD-R-000820 KENWOOD-TS-000120V TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-(000563)