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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10 kHz - 30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N 0.4 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
21 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Crystal controlled single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? 80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1.6-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   AM  
RF-output Max 100 W 150 W (200 W high power option) 2.8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 40 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 1984 in USA Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
143 × 178 × 290 mm
(5.63 × 7.01 × 11.42 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000950S SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-II