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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Receiver
VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m  2m 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.535-30 MHz 30-50 / 152-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (with PS-510) 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC or mains
Current RX 180 W max ? ?
TX 315 W max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1972 and 1974 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
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Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000510 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000150B RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000002A