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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Keyer / CW-keyboard

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz 80-10 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 80-10 m ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output Max 100/100 W Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 9 V battery or mains
Current RX ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) -
TX ? 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
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Weight ? 16.00 kg (35.3 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 DSP ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000570S KENWOOD-TS-000520 CURTIS-ELECTRO-DEVICES-EK-000480