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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Short term: ≤ 5 hz, long term: ≤ 20 hz
Tuning steps Continuous 50 Hz - 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.1-2036 MHz 140-4500 kHz
87-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB  
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
100kHz - 2.5MHz
SSB/CW: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.20 µV (10dB S/N)
2.5MHz - 1.8GHz
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
1.8GHz - 2.0GHz
SSB/CW: 0.75 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 1.25 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 3.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
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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)
2.4 kHz/-6dB, 4.5 kHz/-60db (USB/LSB/CW)
12 kHz/-6dB, 25 kHz/-70dB (AM/N-FM)
180 kHz/-6dB, 800 kHz/-50dB (W-FM)
?
Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW, 6 kHz AM (Optional) ? ?
Receiver system Triple (FM) / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Triple / Quadruple (W-FM) conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
? 10.7008 MHz
Image rejection 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz) ? > 70 dB
Audio output 1.5 W into 8 ohms 0.7 W into 8 ohm with 10% distortion 7 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC -
Impedance 20-150Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 / 220 / 240 V AC) 13.8V DC 10-32 V DC
Current RX 80 W ? ?
TX 510 W max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 1989 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
?
Weight 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 4 bank(s) 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 94 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Auto-AT option RS232 port LCD frequency readout
2182 kHz watchkeeping channel
10-digit keypad
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 AOR-AR-003000AB SAILOR-R002022