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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Within 100 Hz after warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 + WWV m 108-142 MHz ?
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   -
Sensitivity 0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N 0.5 µV (S/N 10dB) ?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD) 60 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 80-10m
Modulations CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 100 W ? SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC) 3×AA/LR6 or external 12V DC Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX 700 mA ? 20A @ 120V, 10A @ 240V
TX 18 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1970 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
58 × 127 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.00 × 1.42 in)
378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 207 gr (7.3 oz) 21.70 kg (47.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120S YUPITERU-VT-000125-II HEATHKIT-SB-000220