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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Compact QRP | 100 W

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-30 MHz - 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω 50/600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains ?
Current RX 1.2 A - ?
TX Max 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
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Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? XTAL and VFO RIT
CW filter optional
FM optional
Noise filter optional
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000430S EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT-II SHIMIZU-DENSHI-SS-000105D