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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 10-80 m 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 10 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: ? µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 32 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
? ?
Selectivity N-AM
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
W-AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW, 6 kHz AM (Optional) ? ?
Receiver system Triple (FM) / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W into 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   - AM   FM  
RF-output 250 W PEP, AM: 140W DC input ? 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 20-150Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 / 220 / 240 V AC) Mains ?
Current RX 80 W ? ?
TX 510 W max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 1963 and 19xx in Japan Between 1984 and 1988
Dimensions 401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
? 170 × 45 × 155 mm
(6.69 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
Weight 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 4 bank(s) ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Auto-AT option ? PA function
Accessories Internal automatic antenna tuner
Communications headphones
Light-weight open air communications headphones
Deluxe communications headphones
Micro headphones
Hand microphone
Desk microphone
Phone patch
Station monitor
TXCO
External speaker
Voice synthesizer
500 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
250 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
6 kHz AM filter (8.83 MHz IF)
500 Hz CW filter (8.83 MHz IF)
? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000940S STAR-SR-000600 ZODIAC-M-005123