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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Linear Amplifier
80-10 m Amateur Converter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? -
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz ? 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - All mode  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
? -
Selectivity SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? -
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? -
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? -
Audio output 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 20-54 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   DSB   All mode  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W 50 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 40-600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 V DC (Negative ground) Mains
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A 1-8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1956 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
228 × 50 × 178 mm
(8.98 × 1.97 × 7.01 in)
146 × 133 × 119 mm
(5.75 × 5.24 × 4.69 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Minimum input drive: 1W ?
Accessories AT-450 antenna tuner ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000450S LAFAYETTE-HA-000250 RME-MC-000055