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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-30 MHz 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W 100 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC ?V DC
Current RX 1.2 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
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Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000430S TEN-TEC-TRITON-IV-(000540) TEN-TEC-TRITON-IV-DIGITAL-(000544)