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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-35 MHz 80 / 75 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection -50 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC Mains
Current RX 1.5 A ?
TX 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1970 and 1975
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
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Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
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Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000140S LAFAYETTE-HA-000600