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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz VHF / UHF
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - -
RF-output Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 1.9 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
483 × 89 × 320 mm
(19.02 × 3.50 × 12.60 in)
?
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 5.58 kg (12.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option. PC-control ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000440S LOWE-HF-000235 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000003