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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Within ±2 kHz during one hour after one minute of warm-up, and within 150 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz in 4 bands 0.1-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1 µV (30 dB S/N)
AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 4 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 kHz
Receiver system SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD ? External speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 10 W (AM: 5 W) Max 150 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC Mains Mains
Current RX 0.8 A ? ?
TX 4 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 1965 and 196x in Japan
Dimensions 278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
402 × 141 × 400 mm
(15.83 × 5.55 × 15.75 in)
?
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
Built-in keyer and auto AT. DSP. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000600 KENWOOD-TS-000950SDX STAR-SR-000700E