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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 2609-19355 kHz
(526-2727 kHz optional)
HF
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   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 - HF
Modulations CW   SSB   - SSB  
RF-output Max 100 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains External power supply ?
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ? ?
TX 15 A max. - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1930 and 1934 in USA Between 196x and 197x
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
? ?
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520S NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000005 BRAZAM-EDT-000404