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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz 152-174 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/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
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Filters 500 Hz CW ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 8.83 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
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Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C) Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 2 A 15 W 6 VA
TX 5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan Between 197x and 1971
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
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Weight 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 2 bank(s) 2 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
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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
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MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120V RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400 20-175