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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

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 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 150 kHz - 30 MHz
87-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ?
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 14 valves Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 735 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) Internal speaker

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 - F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 200Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 6 V DC
Current RX 1.9 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 2010 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
168 × 105 × 28 mm
(6.61 × 4.13 × 1.10 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 700 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option. Optional S-meter ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000440S RCA-AR000088LF GRUNDIG-G000003