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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 0.54-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne, 14 tubes Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output Max 100 W - ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
?
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 10.70 kg (23.6 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 ? Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130S LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000120