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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 0.15-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 500 Hz / 2.7 kHz roofing filters
Receiver system ? Quadruple conversion superheterodyne DSP
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 10-160m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output Max 100 W SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 700 mA ? ?
TX 19 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 2010 and 20xx in Singapore
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
? ?
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Auto-AT option Duo color LCD (amber/green)
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130S KENWOOD-TS-000930S KENWOOD-TS-000590