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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-30 MHz
Modulations AM   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
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)
Filters ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239
Impedance 50Ω
Other -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ?
Accessories ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000430S