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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 40 m ? 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ? ?
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
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 40 m ? -
Modulations CW   SSB   SSB   -
RF-output Max 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Built-in sweep
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? Mains
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ? 30 W @ 110 VAC
TX 15 A max. ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1967 and 1969
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
? 343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ? 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520S HEATHKIT-HW-000022 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120A