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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 0.150-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output SSB: 25 W PEP, CW: 20 W SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 700 mA 1.2 A ?
TX 4 A max Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1967 and 196x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 0.00 in)
270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
150 × 47 × 165 mm
(5.91 × 1.85 × 6.50 in)
Weight ? 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? AM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130V KENWOOD-TS-000430S SOMMERKAMP-TS-000600G