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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
500W SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  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)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.001 p.p.m. with GNSS, 0.5 p.p.m. with internal TCXO
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m + WARC ? 30 kHz–54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 1.8-29.7 MHz
160-10m
160-6m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output Max 100 W 30 kW @ 200 W input 160-10m: 1–500W PEP, 125W AM, 6m: 1–200W PEP, 50W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 80-264 V AC
Current RX ? ? 35W
TX 295 W ? 675W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan Between 2026 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
540 × 610 × 720 mm
(21.26 × 24.02 × 28.35 in)
337 × 171 × 356 mm
(13.27 × 6.73 × 14.02 in)
Weight 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 224.00 kg (494.2 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 ? Eimac 4CX15000A/D tube Remote Operation
Built-in SmartLink™ for use with PC, Mac, iPad®, iPhone®, or Maestro™
GNSS Receiver
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000530S DRESSLER-TSUNAMI-000030K FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000510