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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 300 Hz / hour after warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m + WARC 0.55-1.6 / 3.5-12 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/FM
15 kHz @ -3 dB, 32 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 10cm internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC - 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 100 W ? SSB: 25 W PEP, FM: 15...25 W, AM: 25 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12 V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A
TX 295 W - 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1963 and 196x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in West-Germany
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
190 × 120 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 4.72 × 9.84 in)
256 × 105 × 273 mm
(10.08 × 4.13 × 10.75 in)
Weight 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000530S STAR-SR-000100-FRIEND SEMCOSET-SELECTO