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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC - 0.54-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W (external speaker required)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 10-80 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output Max 100 W SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 105-120V AC
Current RX 700 mA Max 350 W ?
TX 19 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1963 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
400 × 225 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.86 × 9.02 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130S KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000140