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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 10-160 m + WARC 30-50 / 152-174 / 450-470 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
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
? ?
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 ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
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 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 2 A ? 11 W
TX 5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan (probably)
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
? 330 × 102 × 254 mm
(12.99 × 4.02 × 10.00 in)
Weight 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
? Squelch
AF filter
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
? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120V KENWOOD-TS-000950S RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000003A