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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 10-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
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 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
100 W / 240 W (PEP input) 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
174 × 52 × 211 mm
(6.85 × 2.05 × 8.31 in)
Weight 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
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-000250 PRESIDENT-JOHNSON