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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz < 0.3 uV (12 dB SINAD) ETS
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 14 valves ?
IF-freqs. ? 735 kHz ?
Image rejection Better than 50 dB 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output Max 100 W ? 1-25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 200Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 10.8-15.6 VDC
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ? ?
TX 15 A max. - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 199x and 20xx
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
176 × 56 × 177 mm
(6.93 × 2.20 × 6.97 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Optional S-meter Voice encryption and trunking options
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520S RCA-AR000088LF MOTOROLA-GM-000340