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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne, 14 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC - 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 25 W PEP, CW: 20 W - 200 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 20/300 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Separate PSU
Current RX 700 mA ? ?
TX 4 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 1968 and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 0.00 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
?
Weight ? 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130V LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000350C