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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 10-80 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 500 Hz CW ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes
IF-freqs. 8.83 MHz ? 9 MHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? 50 dB
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
? 100 W / 240 W (PEP input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains ?V DC
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX 5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 197x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
? 335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
Weight 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) ? 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
? ?
Accessories Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120V SOMMERKAMP-FT-000077 SOMMERKAMP-FT-000250