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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
2m VHF Transverter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 10-80 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 10 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: ? µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 32 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
? ?
Selectivity N-AM
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
W-AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW, 6 kHz AM (Optional) ? ?
Receiver system Triple (FM) / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
? 28-30 MHz
Image rejection 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W into 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   - All mode  
RF-output 250 W PEP, AM: 140W DC input ? 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - N-type
Impedance 20-150Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 / 220 / 240 V AC) Mains 12-14 V DC
Current RX 80 W ? ?
TX 510 W max - 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 1963 and 19xx in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
? 270 × 80 × 260 mm
(10.63 × 3.15 × 10.24 in)
Weight 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 4 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option ? ?
Accessories Internal automatic antenna tuner
Communications headphones
Light-weight open air communications headphones
Deluxe communications headphones
Micro headphones
Hand microphone
Desk microphone
Phone patch
Station monitor
TXCO
External speaker
Voice synthesizer
500 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
250 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
6 kHz AM filter (8.83 MHz IF)
500 Hz CW filter (8.83 MHz IF)
? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000940S STAR-SR-000600 KUHNE-TR-000144-PRO