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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Speaker

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) -
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
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Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.1-30 MHz ?
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
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Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
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Image rejection Better than 50 dB 60-70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC ?
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output Max 100 W SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC ±10% None
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) 1.2 A -
TX 15 A max. 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
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Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520S YAESU-FT-000840 ICOM-SP-000020