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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 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  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-30 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N ?
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB 80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1.6-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   AM   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W 150 W (200 W high power option) 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains ?
Current RX 1.2 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A Max 40 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1981 and 1984 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
?
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 9 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000430S SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030 HY-GAIN-VIII-(003078)