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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 100 / 10 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 26-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? >50 dB
Audio output 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 26-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W ? High: 100 W (25 W AM), Low: 20 W (5 W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 11-16V DC
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x Between 1975 and 1980 Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
? 156 × 61 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.40 × 11.42 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories AT-450 antenna tuner ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000450S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000160 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000788DXCC