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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Shortwave transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.75 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC - ?
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 75/400Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan
Dimensions ? 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option AFC ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000930S EDDYSTONE-EB-000035-MK-III-(STATESMAN) KENWOOD-T-000599S