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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC - 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification)
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 10-80 m 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output Max 100 W SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W AM: 7 W, FM/SSB: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12-16V DC
Current RX 700 mA Max 350 W ?
TX 19 A max ? 3-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
154 × 52 × 248 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 9.76 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Repeater offset (Shift)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130S KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000010