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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile 6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz ? 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? 5 / 10 / 100 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80m 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) SSB: 1.2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive) 1 / 15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 197x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
?
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000440S HEATHKIT-SB-000230 KDK-FM-000050-10SX-RII