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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 29.7-37 / 35-43 / 41-50 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 29.7-37 / 35-43 / 41-50 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   -
RF-output Max 125 W 45 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? ? 80 W
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? ? 426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? ? 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Military communication
Features Auto-AT option ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000930 KENWOOD-TK-000630 EDDYSTONE-000730/8