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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
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
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz - 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 100/100 W ? Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX ? - 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1967 and 196x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
? 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight ? ? 16.00 kg (35.3 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 DSP ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000570S STAR-SR-000200 KENWOOD-TS-000520