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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  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 ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz in 4 bands 2-32 MHz 1-20 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW  
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 ? ? ?
Receiver system SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion Single conversion, 29 valves Superhet with RF-stage
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
455 kHz 460 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD ? 0.05 W

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 10 W (AM: 5 W) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC ? 12 / 24 V DC, 110 / 120 V AC depending on version
Current RX 0.8 A ? ?
TX 4 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1951 and 197x
Dimensions 278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
? 310 × 215 × 230 mm
(12.20 × 8.46 × 9.06 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ? 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Military communication
Features 20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000600 RCA-SRR-000013A MILITARY-R000209