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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 325
USD 231 ~ USD 428 (similar rigs)
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 500 Hz CW ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 8.83 MHz 5.52 MHz
Image rejection 50 dB 60 dB
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
50-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 2 A 300-500 mA
TX 5 A 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
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MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120V ATLAS-000210M