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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 poor ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 6m 0.5-30.5 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
poor ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne tubes 16 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1750 kHz (?) ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 Watts 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 6m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   -
RF-output High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W 5 ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% Mains Mains
Current RX 1.45 A ? ?
TX 20.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 1960 and 196x in USA by DeWald Radio in Long Island, NY Between 1950 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
? ?
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000050S LAFAYETTE-HE-000035 COLLINS-000051J-2