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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/Air band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±1 ppm (0-50°C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.005-30 MHz 108-136.975 MHz
NOAA weather channels*
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
1 µV for 6 dB S/N
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Digital signal processing Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 35.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection Better than 50 dB 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum ?
Audio output ? Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) 600 mW into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 118-136.975 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM  
RF-output Max 100 W ? 1.5-5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts 12-15 V DC
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ? 400 mA typical
TX 15 A max. - 900 mA max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 1990 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
65 × 198 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 7.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) 640 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PBT
DSP
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520S TEN-TEC-RX-000340 ICOM-IC-A000021