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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
General purpose exciter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz - ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - AM  
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
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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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 80-10 m ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W 150 W (PEP, input) 200 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC External PSU (Icom IC-700PS) Mains
Current RX 2 A - ?
TX Max 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
255 × 200 × 240 mm
(10.04 × 7.87 × 9.45 in)
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Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories AT-450 antenna tuner ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000450S ICOM-IC-000700T TMC-GPE-000001A