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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
VHF + ADS-B Virtual Radar Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability Within 100 Hz after warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 + WWV m ? 118-136 / 1090 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N ? ?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 80-10m -
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output Max 100 W SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC) Mains (120/240 V AC) 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX 700 mA 20A @ 120V, 10A @ 240V ?
TX 18 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 1970 and 197x in USA Between 2015 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
150 × × 90 mm
(5.91 × 0.00 × 3.54 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 21.70 kg (47.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120S HEATHKIT-SB-000220 AIRNAV-SYSTEMS-RADARBOX-COMSTATION