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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 0.54-40 MHz in 4 bands 0.3-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? < 5 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? ?
Current RX Max 2.5 A ? ?
TX Max 20.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1953 and 1956 in USA Between 1938 and 1945 in USA
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
? ?
Weight 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000690S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000088 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000100A