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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

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. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-35 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 Watts 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% Mains Mains
Current RX 1.45 A ? ?
TX 20.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 1948 and 1950 in USA Between 1963 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
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Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) ? ?
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 Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000050S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000033 STAR-SR-000600