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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up. < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80m 150-4500 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity SSB/CW wide
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow
With YK-88C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
With YK-88CN: 270 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455CN: 250 Hz (-6 dB), 500 Hz (-60 dB)
2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB ?
Filters 0.5 / 2.4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80m -
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 100 W max 3W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 V DC 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC
Current RX 295 W 150 mA max ?
TX 32 W 1 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1973 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
350 × 230 × 180 mm
(13.78 × 9.06 × 7.09 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
? 35 crystal controlled frequencies
23 in the 1600-4200 kHz range
12 in the 4.0-9.0 MHz range
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000830S TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) SAILOR-R000110