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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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Amateur Base Station Antenna tuner

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-35 MHz 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   W-FM   All mode  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
0.15 µV / 0.18 µV ?
Selectivity AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection -50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ≥400mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   All mode  
RF-output AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W 4 / 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 7.4 V DC, 2200 mAh Li-ion battery 12-14 V DC
Current RX 1.5 A ? < 500 mA
TX 20 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in Singapore Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
105 × 58 × 37 mm
(4.13 × 2.28 × 1.46 in)
200 × 40 × 130 mm
(7.87 × 1.57 × 5.12 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 16000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
VOX
1750 Hz
CTCSS / DCS
Roger beep
LED light
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000140S KENWOOD-TH-F000009-(FAKE!) MAT-TUNER-MAT-Y000200