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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ?
Tuning steps Continuous 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
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Selectivity ? CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
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Image rejection ? 60-70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
RF-output SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W 75 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±10% Mains
Current RX ? 1.2 A -
TX ? 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 1955 and 1960 in Italy
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
516 × 260 × 254 mm
(20.31 × 10.24 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000930S YAESU-FT-000840 GELOSO-G-000212-TR