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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-35 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m 26.965-27.855 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   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
? ?
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)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection -50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m + 30 m 26.965-27.855 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W 25 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC ?V DC ?
Current RX 1.5 A 500 mA max ?
TX 20 A max 5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1984 and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
250 × 101 × 290 mm
(9.84 × 3.98 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
? AM/FM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000140S TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000022-(579) HY-GAIN-III-AM/FM