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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   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 + WARC
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
Max 100 W (AM: 50 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16V DC
Current RX 2 A 1.9 A
TX 5 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
Weight 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
Auto-AT option.
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-TS-000120V KENWOOD-TS-000440S