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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±50 Hz over an eight hour period at constant ambient temperature and humidity after 2 hours from switching on. Better than 50 Hz per degree Centigrade at constand humidity after 2 hours from switching on. ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-35 MHz 0.98-30 MHz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
CW / SSB: 1 µV for 15 dB S/N
AM / DSB: 30% modulated at 400 Hz: 3 µV for 15 dB S/N
80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
0.5-13 kHz ?
Filters ? 0.2 / 1.2 / 3.0 / 6.5 / 13 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz
100 kHz
?
Image rejection -50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC Mains (100-125 / 200-250V) or 21-27V DC Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.5 A 10 VA approx. ?
TX 20 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1972 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
406 × 89 × 482.5 mm
(15.98 × 3.50 × 19.00 in)
?
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Automatic Gain Control Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000140S RACAL-RA-001217 LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B