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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.5-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ? < 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 1.8-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output Max 100 W 15 / 25 / 50 / 100W SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 300 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 40/100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa)
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
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Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Large LCD
Internal and external antenna tuner options
Data Communications capable up to 300 bps AFSK / FSK
Optional Selective Call System (with optional KPE-1)
VOX capability
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520S KENWOOD-TRC-000080 GALAXY-V