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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Pre-selector | Pre-amp

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  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 10 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: ? µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 32 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
AM: 2.5 µV (10 dB SNR @ 30% modulation
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB SNR)
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Selectivity N-AM
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
W-AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
4 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW, 6 kHz AM (Optional) ? ?
Receiver system Triple (FM) / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W into 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   - -
RF-output 250 W PEP, AM: 140W DC input ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 20-150Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 / 220 / 240 V AC) 12-15V DC 12 V DC
Current RX 80 W 250 mA (no signal) 50 mA
TX 510 W max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 200x Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions 401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
? 185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
Weight 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 4 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option ? ?
Accessories Internal automatic antenna tuner
Communications headphones
Light-weight open air communications headphones
Deluxe communications headphones
Micro headphones
Hand microphone
Desk microphone
Phone patch
Station monitor
TXCO
External speaker
Voice synthesizer
500 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
250 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
6 kHz AM filter (8.83 MHz IF)
500 Hz CW filter (8.83 MHz IF)
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MPN KENWOOD-TS-000940S TEN-TEC-001254 LOWE-PR-000150