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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz - 30-54 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 30-54 MHz: 1.0 µV
108-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
136-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-960 MHz: 2.0 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 10 kHz @ -6 dB
± 20 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? 1 crystal filter, 1 ceramic filter
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 10.7 MHz 50 dB @ 154 MHz
Audio output ? ? 200 mW nominal

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 115 / 230V AC 9V DC / 6 AA cells
Current RX Max 2.5 A - 55 mA
TX Max 20.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
165 × 69 × 46 mm
(6.50 × 2.72 × 1.81 in)
Weight 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) ? 400 gr (14.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000690S KENWOOD-TX-000599 20-135