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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Quadruple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 10-160m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 130 mA 2 A ?
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 198x and 199x Between 1982 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
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Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 25 bank(s) 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 ? AT-450 antenna tuner ?
MPN AOR-AR-000016 KENWOOD-TS-000450S KENWOOD-TS-000930S