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6 m | 10 W | SSB
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
1 kW Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 Watts 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W 1 kW @ 50 W input

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15% Mains, internal PSU, 200-260 V AC
Current RX ? 1.45 A ?
TX ? 20.5 A 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 170 × 68 × 260 mm
(6.69 × 2.68 × 10.24 in)
179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
425 × 459 × 173 mm
(16.73 × 18.07 × 6.81 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 19.80 kg (43.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set Interfaces: RS-232, CI-V, USB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-009300 KENWOOD-TS-000050S HILBERLING-HPA-008000B